Reminiscing about technology of old

[AVC]

I remember having a Bank book.
With the high tech "black light" sig panel.

 

[outbackowner]

I remember having a Bank book.
With the high tech "black light" sig panel.

And depositing one Shilling a week into my school bank account.

 

[JohnK]

I remember having a Bank book.
With the high tech "black light" sig panel.

I still have 2 bank books with the high tech "black light" signature panel. :mrgreen:

 

[Cossie]

I remember having a Bank book.
With the high tech "black light" sig panel.

Saw one in use a few weeks ago, it was a commbank book and they put it under the light to check the signature, the person with the book was quite old.

 

[ReLoad]

Doom taught me more about networking computers than 10 years on the job did.

My first computer was the C64 with the 1541 floppy drive. And if anyone remembers the summer and Winter Olympics games got a huge workout in our family.

I also got a loan from the local credit union for my first PC a 386 with a 20mb HDD. Cost about 2k.

Life was much simpler back then.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

This was the computer when I started Uni-

When I first started work in 1968 at an insurance company in Sydney the computer took up the whole floor of the building, it was a sealed air conditioned floor that mere mortals could not enter. Data processing on to cards took up several floors !

 

[Hvr]

When I first started work in 1968 at an insurance company in Sydney the computer took up the whole floor of the building, it was a sealed air conditioned floor that mere mortals could not enter. Data processing on to cards took up several floors !

I've heard that the reason air conditioning became widespread in offices was to protect the computers.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

And depositing one Shilling a week into my school bank account.

Me too, but I also had a Commonwealth Bank money box, the proper old ones circa 1950s, progressing to the bank book with the black light signature.

 

[clazman]

Doom taught me more about networking computers than 10 years on the job did.

My first computer was the C64 with the 1541 floppy drive. And if anyone remembers the summer and Winter Olympics games got a huge workout in our family.

I also got a loan from the local credit union for my first PC a 386 with a 20mb HDD. Cost about 2k.

Life was much simpler back then.

I worked at Timezone like business in 85 and made a special joystick, button combo to help play summer and winter games, thank for the memory

 

[JohnK]

Saw one in use a few weeks ago, it was a commbank book and they put it under the light to check the signature, the person with the book was quite old.

Define old? I am only 51 and my brother 48. :shock:

 

[juddles]

Define old? ..

If you are truly old you would remember that once upon a time, writing on a tablet required a chisel.

 

[DeKa]

Doom taught me more about networking computers than 10 years on the job did.

My first computer was the C64 with the 1541 floppy drive. And if anyone remembers the summer and Winter Olympics games got a huge workout in our family.

I also got a loan from the local credit union for my first PC a 386 with a 20mb HDD. Cost about 2k.

Life was much simpler back then.

Summer Games... Yes that got a huge workout in my family too.

 

[Cossie]

Define old? I am only 51 and my brother 48. :shock:

She looked like she was well into her eighties!

 

[straitman]

When talking about degrees of age then consider that the computers running in the GPS satellites all have 286 or 386 processors*

*Any recent updates may be using later processors.

 

[clazman]

Sure many of us remember the first digital watches, my alarm played the yellow roads of Texas

 

[drron]

Sure many of us remember the first digital watches, my alarm played the yellow roads of Texas

We saw Tony Orlando sing the original song-the yellow rose of texas-in Vegas.It was his birthday.I had worked out who to tip by then so we were front row.Loved the show.

 

[Deleted member]

Sure many of us remember the first digital watches, my alarm played the yellow roads of Texas

Or even the Yellow "Rose" of Texas!


A bit similar to "the girl with colitis goes by"

 

[andye]

Love a good mondegreen

Our family always sings out "Shake it like a polar bear ninja" to Hey Ya

 

[JohnK]

She looked like she was well into her eighties!

You don't need to be too old not to embrace every upgrade in technology. Or even software.

Twitter or Facebook anyone?

 

[cambriamarsh]

Re: Tr per - hk - jfk - ewr - yow - lax - los - lax - hk - per

And Eudora for e-mail?

Yes............,,,