What were the 80's like and how does it compare to todays day and age?

Well, the guys wore pants that fit...none of this hanging below the butt stuff.

cell phones were much bigger back then. ;D



Howard

Well, the guys wore pants that fit...none of this hanging below the butt stuff.


LOL!!  It's funny that you mention this particular problem!!  HUGE pet peeve of mine!!!  Being an a$$ chic and all, I loooooove to see a man in a pair of plain ole Levis that are so tight you can read his credit card number through his back pocket!! ;D

cell phones were much bigger back then. ;D



Howard


They where really big and heavy looking!  ;D

Audio tapes where big, good luck finding them now!

CD's were packaged in big cardboard then and harder to open up.

We had laser discs that looked like big vinyl records instead of DVD's.

Clothes had shoulder pads. ( I admit it, I wore them too)

MTV actually played videos.

I might think of some more later.

CD's were packaged in big cardboard then and harder to open up.

We had laser discs that looked like big vinyl records instead of DVD's.

Clothes had shoulder pads. ( I admit it, I wore them too)

MTV actually played videos.

I might think of some more later.


I remember the big cardboard packing for them too!  ;D

We had laser disc back when I was a kid but I think I broke it! ;D

.....I Thought it was a shiny frisbee. :D

We had laser disc back when I was a kid but I think I broke it! ;D


How did you break it?  ;D

Video tapes where big at the time, they even outlasted Beta!

Satallite dishes where large, now they are smaller and carry digital channels.

well back in the 80's if you wanted to play the best or your favorite video game you had to go to a smoke filled arcade with a bunch of your friends and spend all $2.50 that you had from your allowance. Course back then that got you a pop and chips as well lol.
Nowdays if you want to play the best or your favorite video games you just go home and play it on your X BOX or PLAYSTATION. But todays games cost you $60.00 and you are lucky if you can find anyone who has the time to come over and play. :-\\

They where really big and heavy looking!  ;D



nowadays,cellular phones are as small as the palm of your hand. :o



Howard

you always had a Blockbuster video store or something like that in relation.nowadays,you can watch videos on demand or on Cable-Satellite TV or Direct TV.



Howard

Video tapes where big at the time, they even outlasted Beta!

Satallite dishes where large, now they are smaller and carry digital channels.


Those actually still exist. They're called C-Band or TVRO. With these you can subscribe and point to various transponders instead of just one like you do with the Pizza Pan Sats.
Because most transponders are going digital, C-Band is a dying breed.

Vinyl records where big, now it CDs.

People used to listen to Walkmens, now it's MP3 players and IPODs.

Those actually still exist. They're called C-Band or TVRO

  I have one of those "Big" dishes. C-band is alive and well. Many of the digital channells use C-band transponders. They're digitally compressed which allows ten signals per transponder. All you need to receive both analog and digital signals is a 4dtv de-scrambler. The pizza dishes use a format called PowerVue.

Vinyl records where big, now it CDs.

People used to listen to Walkmens, now it's MP3 players and IPODs.


Back in those days,there were no such thing as portable CD players just victrolas. ;D



Howard

Back in those days,there were no such thing as portable CD players just victrolas. ;D



Howard


I remember listening to the old phonogram.... back when I was a youngster!!!!  ::)  ;D

They where really big and heavy looking!  ;D


I still get a big laugh when I watch the "Wedding Singer" and Drew Berrymore's fiance uses that big ole cell phone.

It's amazing how far technology has come in the past 15-20 years.

Old cathode ray tube tv's being replaced with plasma and lcd's
Commodore 64 v the pc's of today
Pac Mac v Halo
gas guzzlers v hybrids

I was really happy back then. MTV 24 hours a day.

Well, BIG seems to be the adjective. The bigger the better. But so far, no one has mentioned big hair.





Cat

I still get a big laugh when I watch the "Wedding Singer" and Drew Berrymore's fiance uses that big ole cell phone.

It's amazing how far technology has come in the past 15-20 years.

Old cathode ray tube tv's being replaced with plasma and lcd's
Commodore 64 v the pc's of today
Pac Mac v Halo
gas guzzlers v hybrids




Yeah Rojo.In 1985,you didn't have all the conviences like we have today.Apple computers are now replaced by laptops and huge cell phones are now replaced by smaller cellular flip phones.What a difference 20 years make. :o



Howard

I remember listening to the old phonogram.... back when I was a youngster!!!!  ::)   ;D



I hated the phonograph.It always scratched my records and I wound up with skipping sounds. ::)



Howard

My passion is vinyl and back in the 80s you could get all the cool music on vinyl, you could get the records from brand new, instead of having to go second-hand as you do today

you always had to travel to places but today everything is basically computerized and you can do your shopping at home even in your pajamas. ;D



Howard

The best thing about the world in the post 1997/1998 years is the technology.  Period.  I love the world wide web, email and surfing the net.  I love our smaller cell phones and other digital technology.  I love DVDs.  Many of these things are outgrowths of technology from the 80s, and not totally brand new stuff that is completely different from 80s technology, but it is so cool how far it has all come.  The majority populace is now able to do things we could never do pre-the late 90s. 

VCR's were these big, clunky toploading things. Most people rented video cassettes because they cost around $70-$90 to own. The VCR itself wasn't cheap. BetaMax was hot for a brief period in the early part of the decade. Cd's were called compact laser discs and the players cost a lot of money. Walkman's became very popular(the predecessor to the I-Pod). You were a punker or a preppie or one of the middle class nobodies. Parachute pants came in later in the decade. Music was quite diverse, unlike today where it seems more corporate oriented.
Oh yeah, and MTV actually played music most of the time and the videos were more original.

I remember VCR's and I still have some of my old videotapes, my first video tape was "E.T." and one of my last video tapes I bought was "Dungeons and Dragons".

  Those days certainly seemed to be more carefree then nowadays. 

  Remember how expensive computers were then? With 16-20MHz processors no less. We thought that was fast. LOL ;D :D

If you want a news timeline of events try this link:  http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/years.htm  Scroll down to the 80's section.

And here's ABC's timeline:  http://www.abc.net.au/archives/timeline/1980s.htm

  Those days certainly seemed to be more carefree then nowadays. 


Yes, they where. I want that back. :(

The best thing about the world in the post 1997/1998 years is the technology.  Period.  I love the world wide web, email and surfing the net.  I love our smaller cell phones and other digital technology.  I love DVDs.  Many of these things are outgrowths of technology from the 80s, and not totally brand new stuff that is completely different from 80s technology, but it is so cool how far it has all come.  The majority populace is now able to do things we could never do pre-the late 90s. 



The best thing about the 80's was that everything was inconveinent for you but as of today's youth,everybody has a lot of convieinces such as not leaving you house to buy something,cellular phones you can actually take with you wherever you go,portable walkmans.technology has really changed over the past 20 years.times have changed for the better. :)



Howard

Yes, they where. I want that back. :(



though it seems that everybody or everything is moving in a fast paced world. :o

To recreate the 80's, (at least for me) drivethrough a busy shopping area in Phoenix's east valley during a sunny day while listening to an 80's song. Seriously though, a lot of retro shows and memoriablia paint the 80's as some plastic theme park. However the decade was just as real as today, complete with blue skies, grass, and concrete.

Whoa, what a philosophical mindbender!

What were the 1980s like?

Well, speaking for myself, the '80s were the perfect time to be alive!

Politically, the US was the strongest country, that had it as close to "all together" as one can get.
At the same time, Ronald Reagan provided a literal platinum mine for stand-up comics!

Musically, the world was blossoming, on every front! Bold new steps being taken, on all sides- country, rock (when it WAS rock, and not 'alternative'), jazz, blues, even classical music had a new direction it went! (See Mego's version of "Star Wars"- the music).

The media was opening the doors for women to mainstream more than just being models and centerfolds.
Movies were actually covering something other than sex, drugs, and the "cop killer" attitude!
Life meant something, back then. There was still some innocence left in the world, some enchantment & wonder.

Technology was hitting major strides, as were New Age philosophies.
Penny candy still existed. AIDS was not the "taboo" subject it eventually became.

So much happened back then.....I fear we shall NEVER see as much progress as we did in those days.