Nostalgia
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I was looking for retro radio examples to draw for the modeling challenge and came across this handy item. I remember having a Chadwick Magic Brain Calculator as a kid. These were sold in 1950 and I was not born until 1969 so this was an "older" item at the time I used it, but I do remember it fondly.
So what things get your nostalgic juices flowing?
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my first computer - Sinclair ZX Spectrum
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My first computer was also a ZX spectrum...
My first record player was:
And first record was:
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I remember the Magic Brain. How about the Curta?
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The beginning of the Computer Graphic without electricity!
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Pff ... high tech! We did this in school:
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My first camera was one of these ...
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...and when I left it on the cliff tops at Flamborough Head, my next camera was one of these -
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John,
Mine was somewhere between those two
Anssi
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My first video games. I was 8. I can still remember the feel of the video pinball buttons.
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It was fun...
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For computers; definitely ABC 80 with a own coded Pac-Man & Space Invaders. I am almost sure that I have printed code somewhere in garage. So many years ago...
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Got one of these bad boys as a Christmas gift one year.
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I fondly remember the 'Banana' bikes from the late 60's / early 70's. Here in Canada we all rode "Supercycles" that were the inexpensive store brand sold by 'Canadian Tire'. The pic I attach is just a banana bike I found on the web.
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Ross, you brought back a vivid memory, the best Christmas I remember was the year I got a Raleigh Chopper 3 speed (The gear lever was definitely in wrong spot, I still have groin pains)
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I learned to ride on a large bike with balloon tires but I remember a friend in the neighborhood was nearly emasculated on his Schwinn Apple Crate..
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David,
I found this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haaCoVrGd6k&NR=1
while looking for something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Y9RZrPD14&feature=related
I used the latter at university (late 60s, early 70s).
Kind regards,
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Dear Bob,
Thank you. Those are very interesting. I think to make those work well, one must have a very good grasp of the mathematics you are trying to perform unlike electronic calculators today.
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first computer!
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