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I think technology has excelled faster than most of us can handle...we are more amazed than ever...it is consuming all of our attention, leaving little for the person sitting right next to us, quietly being ignored. I see it all the time...a family out to dinner, not talking to one another...their noses in their phones.
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Technology can, and does, do a lot of wonderful things. But it has also made us fat, lazy, and unable to understand how a lot of the things we now depend upon actually work, or how to fix them when they don't. A very good point, motowndowntown, thank you. |
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Hi everyone, What do you people think it's best? Old technology versus mordern technology and why? Old times versus today's new era? What is the difference and what do you like best? Thank you very much. I think new technology has developed with a trend of helping people be lazier I think it was better when we put more 'into' things that we want when we had to get up and change channels, and stand until we found it when we had to visit the kitchen several times to check on our food instead of just nuking it when we had to get out the car, lift the garage door, drive in , get out and close it when we had to leave voice messages if someone wasn't home and have the PATIENCE to wait until that persons schedule was available to return our call, without expectation for all hour access and immediate response when we had to make some time to visit a library and actually research information with sources that could be validated and verified and held accountable I think, in terms of technology, the older days were better for us,, and our sustainability than the new days when there is some object to do everything for us the only 'better' thing really is there is another venue available for people to get out of the 9-5 rut and actually make a go at supporting themselves or their families while not having to spend money on gas, work wardrobe, car insurance etc,,, not having to spend hours in traffic, and not having to be a slave to a clock or a calendar, not having to kiss butt or follow clicks or 'accept' whatever just to make money that may or may not even be enough to support themselves/their families,,, but I believe those stories are like hitting the lotto and not that common MissHarmony, I agree with you on this one, thank you very much for expressing your point of view. I love you. 
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Thank you very much everyone for your input.
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Edited by
lu_rosemary
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Fri 10/28/16 12:41 PM
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This is another example of a different type of technology some of us might still use or not. I still have my Old black and white tv and i smile and feel joy in my heart each time I remember the ol' tech or when I had to search real hard for a replacement piece of equipment missing each time my tv was having trouble functioning properly.
_________________________________ Blast from the Past: Vintage Technologies That We No Longer Use. Most of the technologies that we have used in the past have been eclipsed by the remarkable technology that we use today. Advances in their design have occurred in tandem with the advances in technology in this digital era, with many large products being redesigned and miniaturized into amazingly small sizes. While we may laugh at the fact that anyone ever found this technology to be cutting-edge, we can’t discount its place in history as a forerunner for all of the technology that wouldn’t exist today without its dinosaur ancestry. Here is a quick look through history at vintage technologies that we no longer use. 1. “SUPER 8/8MM” HANDHELD VIDEO CAMERAS Kodak invented the Super 8/8mm film format in 1965. Soon after, handheld film cameras flooded the market and the living rooms of people everywhere were filled with families watching the hi-jinks at Freddie’s sixth birthday party. 2. BETAMAX Betamax was developed by Sony in 1975, a year before the ultimately more popular VHS format was invented as a response to Sony’s attempt to control the format of the industry. 3. VHS FORMAT Invented by JVC, VHS was the predominant video format by the 1980’s, despite what some argued was the technical superiority of the Betamax format. 4. LASER DISC PLAYERS Initially marketed as “Discovision”, laser discs were the format choice of tech enthusiasts who had the money to put together a collection until the DVD format came out. 5. PHONOGRAPH The phonograph, or gramophone, was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 and was on the mass market by the turn of the century. The gramophone was replaced by the considerably less bulky record player in the latter half of the twentieth century. 6. TURNTABLES Record players are still in use in DJ booths, recording studios, and radio stations all over the world. 7. HAM RADIO An estimated six million people are still involved with this hobby that began at the start of the 20th century. HAM radio operators communicate with each other over short wave radio. HAM radios have been featured in many popular movies, including The Shining and Contact. 8. REEL TO REEL The first tape recorders were reel to reel and were the preferred technology for professional sound designers until digital formats rendered them obsolete. 9. CASSETTE TAPE RECORDERS These devices were considerably less bulky then their reel to reel ancestors, and were used mostly for transcription. 10. TRANSISTOR RADIOS Transistor radios typically only picked up on the AM band and were a ubiquitous sight in schools and businesses in the seventies. 11. CASSETTE TAPES The compact cassette was originally developed for transcription purposes, and its users quickly realized that they could use it to record music and make “mixed tapes”. 12. BOOM BOXES Associated with hip hop, break-dancing, and other aspects of eighties culture, the boom box was introduced in the late 1970’s as portable, all-in-one music devices. Earlier models took huge quantities of batteries and were very heavy. 13. TELEGRAPH The telegraph was the precursor to telex and fax machines. Used by shipping operators and for military uses, the telegraph required a skilled operator to transmit and receive messages. 14. TELEX MACHINES These machines used radio and/or microwaves to transmit information over the airwaves. Variations of them are still in use today for communications by the hearing impaired. 15. WANG CALCULATORS No, we didn’t pick that just for the headline. In the seventies, Wang manufactured mini-computers that were a cut above your standard accounting computer, with exciting features like a FORTRAN IV compiler. 16. ANALOG TELEPHONES While exactly who invented the phone is a topic of debate, the first patent was awarded to Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. They have evolved from rotary dial models to smart phones that we can use today to surf the internet. 17. PDA’S Considered one of the biggest tech flops of all time, the Apple Newton was sold at a huge price point compared to other Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) that were on the market. Personal digital assistants were electronic timekeepers for the times when you couldn’t fit a computer in your pocket. The Newton’s development laid the groundwork for Apple’s hugely successful iPod and iPhone. Who’s laughing now? 18. PORTABLE TELEVISIONS Portable televisions, such as Sony’s Watchman, were an idea that came a little before the ability of the media to catch up to it. With a limited selection of channels, they never really caught on. 19. WALKMAN The Walkman was invented for the co-chairman of Sony, Akio Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to his favorite operas on plane trips. It was initially marketed as the Soundabout in North America, but the “Walkman” name was used for the product up until the present day. 20. DISCMAN Two years after the mass production of the Compact Disc, Sony released its portable player for it. While they were popular with audiophiles, who appreciated the quality of recording, earlier Discmans would skip and didn’t allow for the popular “mix tapes” until it became possible for computers to “burn” CD’s. |
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Hi Lu!
I'm not crazy about buying the same things over and over Seems with new tech, every thing needs replacing quite often. Either it just craps out or nothing works with it anymore 
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