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Friday, October 17, 2008
behind the times
Technology has advanced so much over my lifetime. Yet it always seems that I'm behind the times when it comes to many things.
When I was a kid, I remember playing Atari and thinking it was so cool. It was years before I'd get a Nintendo. In fact, I didn't get one until Super NES had already come out. Next up it was Sega. I got that in high school, you know when Playstation was big. I never even had a 64. In college I bought myself an XBox before the next system came out, but well after it was new. And I still currently play the PS2.
Cell phones have also come a long way since the days of Zack Morris pulling his 20 lb. brick out of his book bag. Over the years, they've become smaller and more prevalent. I heard my friend's 8 year old daughter begging her mom for one the other day. Yet, I was a junior in college when I finally decided to splurge and buy myself one. I only just recently bought my first smart phone.
In the same grain, the internet has evolved over the years. I remember when the "world wide web" was still so elementary. I, of course, didn't have access to it when it became hugely popular. Except for at school that is. I remember sitting in the computer lab after school during middle school and reading the wrestling web sites. Fun times. E-mail became the main form of communication. Instant Messanger soon followed. And as all other things, it has constantly evolved, with the big thing in recent years being the creation of Myspace, Facebook and other such sites. The only thing which seems as popular, if not more, is blogging. I dabbled in blogging, if that's what you'd call it, when Xanga came out (though I'm sure I was late to that also) but I never really got into it. Once again, I find myself behind the times.
I'm not really quite sure why either, as I love writing. I write random posts here and there all over the internet. I write articles for my fantasy sports leagues and company softball team. So why have I once again found myself behind the times? Unfortunately, as far as this question goes, I do not have an answer. With all that said, I'm here now and I will probably be making up for lost time.
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I remember looking at the graphics in Sega and thinking that there was no way it could get any cooler.
Do you remember playing Mario Bros. on the first Nintendo and how everyone struggled with that first jump? We would move are arms to get the guy to jump far enough.
Haha. Yes. I do remember thinking that somehow moving my body was going to help me accomplish movements in the video games. It's the same thing as bowling if you think about it.
That first jump...haha.
My mom was really bad about moving the remote control up for that jump. If only she would have helped develop the Wii. She'd be rich.
Maybe that's where the idea for the Wii originated.
I also remember going right up to the screen with the gun in duckhunt (for the record).
Ah, As I read this I sat here and reminisced over the "good ole days". Thinking about the two tv's we had. One for sound and the other for picture. Or how about home movie reels, and record players. Then we advanced to the reel recorders and the 8 tracks. Now you can watch a movie, listen to music and take pictures on the same device held in your hands. Oh technology has come a long ways. Who can keep up with it. Tomorrow is another day. Don't blink it won't be the same as yesterday.
Haven't you read my other post? VIDIO GAMES ROCK!
Haha...yes i did cass...clearly we agree on this one...
I have two things to add. First, this post made me nostalgic for Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros, ahhh those were the days. Second, concerning your tech saviness I would say you're not in that bad a shape. You seem to be in the know and use most of the current stuff that's available now. As far as myself, I'm slipping a little bit. My favorite gadget that I use the most is still my iPod nano.
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