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Subject: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: senator12v on 01/12/05 at 2:50 pm
Take your time and think of 12 items that we have now but were not available to us in the 70's.
For example: Mobile phones, CD players and of course PC's, enjoy.
Subject: Re: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: JULIE on 01/12/05 at 8:09 pm
1) CABLE TV
2) DVDS
3) CD'S
4) TOUCHTONE PHONES
5) MICROWAVE OVENS
6) MULTIPLEX THEATERS
7) VCR
8) VIDEO TAPES
9) VIDEO RENTAL STORES (ETC... BLOCKBUSTER)
10) METRO CARD (FOR TRAINS & BUSES)
11) ATM MACHINES
12) DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENSES
:-*
Subject: Re: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/12/05 at 9:46 pm
Hmmm, good question :D
How about "available but not mainstream (some of these)":
Big screen TVs
Wireless Remote Controls (not mainstream)
Personal portable stereos (of course there were those tinny transister radios)
Electronic organizers
SUVs were not "everyday" vehicles, in general
Solar powered anything
Velcro
Would'ya believe down coats weren't mainstream 'til the 80's?
Polyester fleece (as popular as poly was, it wasn't fleece yet)
Most wristwatches were windup, not quartz
Subject: Re: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: eightiesfan on 01/13/05 at 7:31 am
1) the internet/e-mail
2) hair mousse
3) Duran Duran
4) MTV
5) Diet Coke
6) Chicken McNuggets
7) movies based on tv shows
8) Cabbage Patch Kids
9) Minivans
10) Trivial Pursuit
11) Humvees
12) Caller ID
Subject: Re: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: AmericanGirl on 01/13/05 at 12:14 pm
5) Diet Coke
Well there was TAB... :P
Subject: Re: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: Howard on 01/13/05 at 3:07 pm
cell phones
The Clapper
VCRs
remotes for the TV
internet
e-mail
Howard
Subject: Re: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: SuspiciousMinds on 01/13/05 at 3:14 pm
Satellite Dish
LaserDisc
Camcorders
MTV/Much Music
Surround Sound Receivers
TV broadcast In Hi Fi Stereo(80s)/Surround(90s) we had crappy mono
Digital Cameras
Cordless phones
CD Roms
CD Burners
MP3 Players
Scanners
Subject: Re: ITEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT DID NOT HAVE IN THE 70's
Written By: Howard on 01/13/05 at 3:18 pm
Ipods
DVDs
X-BOX
Divos
CD Players
Howard
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