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In reply to the discussion: Fun pub discussion last night - things your kids will never know or experience [View all]Cresent City Kid
(1,621 posts)What I remember is the rotary dial phone. I mostly used the ones with the plastic dials, but my grandfather had one with a metal dial. If the number had a bunch of 9's in it, you'd be better off walking to the person's house than trying to call.
The first computer I used was a terminal from my high school that connected by phone to what had to be a room sized computer at Tulane University, internet 1978 style. The terminal had a keyboard built into the frame of a huge dot matrix printer with green & white striped continuous form paper.
And it was the time of TV theme songs that lasted more than 15 seconds, with full credits at the end. Promotion of other shows wasn't done while the show was running. I'm currently hooked on the Me Network (digital broadcast network) that shows nothing but shows from the 60's & 70's.
I never received or sent a telegram, but they were still part of the culture.