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We are the last generation that saw the world without the Internet for some time! And, even when we didn't, initially we had to struggle with dial-ups, Hotmail and MS-DOS. Our younger nieces and nephews, on the other hand, can download a full movie in 30 minutes, play games with life-like graphics and have access to apps that solve just about every life problem from finding a cab to finding a date! It won’t be a surprise if they get totally weirded out, should you ever tell them what the tech scenario was like back in the good ol’ days.
Enjoy the ride!
1. We literally spent hours downloading songs and begged the dial-up Gods to shower us with the lightening speed of 64 Kbps!

Dem neva born me dat time

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2. We had to hit '7' four freakin' times on our phone’s keypad to type 'S'.

3. We marveled at the graphics of ‘Road Rash’ like it was the most visually satisfying game ever made!

[color=#F70D1A] The days of nokia 6630, 6111, 2610, 2630, sony walkman and co to symbian phones. [/color]

4. We didn’t have GPS. If we ever lost our way on the road, we sucked up our pride and asked for directions!

5. We didn’t have dozens of games on our smartphones. Instead, we killed time on our humble Nokias with THIS:

Kingmathers:
2. We had to hit '7' four freakin' times on our phone’s keypad to type 'S'.

I can relate

I remember how using a colored nokia phone them was....

Kingmathers:
5. We didn’t have dozens of games on our smartphones. Instead, we killed time on our humble Nokias with THIS:

there weren't smartphones then

henryobinna:
there weren't smartphones then

That's exactly the point... there were no smart phones then.

6. For 80’s kids, downloading music meant waiting for their favorite track to play on the radio and recording it on a cassette.

7. We had to read the manuals that came with our gadgets because, believe it or not, there were no freaking tech reviews back then!

8. We used our MotoRazrs with so much swag it puts the iPhone freaks of today to shame.

9. As kids, we did not want an XBox One, but a Nintendo 64 and a game cartridge that read ‘999999 in 1’.

10. Back Then, 32 GBs worth of music looked like THIS:

11. Every time Sony introduced a new model of the Walkman we went, "Shut up and take my money!"

ahem (clears throat in loki's voice)... LALASTICLALA

henryobinna:
I remember how using a colored nokia phone them was....

You'd be feeling like some Arab prince...

henryobinna:
I remember how using a colored nokia phone them was....

Kingmathers:
9. As kids, we did not want an XBox One, but a Nintendo 64 and a game cartridge that read ‘999999 in 1’.

which we all know it's like 20 games repeated over 900times

Kingmathers:
11. Every time Sony introduced a new model of the Walkman we went, "Shut up and take my money!"

Mehn!!!!! i had this walkman back then!!!!! used it codedly so pops would not even know i had such

Kingmathers:
10. Back Then, 32 GBs worth of music looked like THIS:

Back then, My cd rack was this stacked, bought cds from a certain dude at area 1 shopping center, in abj. The cd jacket always had a certain dude's picture at the back. Dj Kaydee or something(cant recollect)... still have dem cds intact and safely arranged in my wardrobe at home.... oh sweet memories

Kingmathers:
You'd be feeling like some Arab prince...

hahahaha

henryobinna:
I remember how using a colored nokia phone them was....

[color=#F70D1A] You'd be feeling like the biggest boss around mehnnn. [/color]

Chai I no go 4get "processing data" Wey my lovely nokia 6230 dy show den when browsing....
And stressful infrared port Wey u must join ur port with another phone port hold am 4 hours just 2 collect 10mb file. Ur hand go tell u, and if u mistakely shake ur hand nd d phone disconnect after waiting 4 hours, Omo na die be dat.....

i thank God i rocked both generations. I can remember opening our video cassette player and cleaning it with handkerchief and kerosene so to make it clear......

SPACE BOOKED.. I have a feeling this market may sell to FP...

I witnessed the end of this era.

Kingmathers:
5. We didn’t have dozens of games on our smartphones. Instead, we killed time on our humble Nokias with THIS:

That time, when my dad would be doing ''shakara'' anytime I ask him, to use this nokia (his) to play the snake game.



Also, we had a special device we used to backward or forward the video cassette. We'd have to put it in to check if it was the right place we ''whined'' it to.

Nostalgic

space 4 sale. grab it b4 it hits FP.
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