Technology II
In response to Laura's comment to the 7/28 posting...
Music. A favorite venue.
Movies. Another.
Back in the day (thanks Dane, I know that it was a Wednesday), you knew what 16,33,45, and 78's referred to. The slang term vinyl is not lost on you. You're familiar with the concept of a stylus and needles and that little yellow widget that let you play 45's on a 33 center post. (What are those darned things called anyway?) In my far off youth, portable stereo phonographs were such a rage. I'd note here that if you owned a console model you were considered very well off indeed. I remember my Dad's portable so well. I should, he still has it and yes, it works. It was one of the tabletop models where the lid was also the speaker. Oh the hours of enjoyment we had with that.
My how times changed. Now, people don't go in for those clunkers or the component stereos like we did in the 70's and 80's. Unless, of course, you're a collector of antiquities. Ouch. I still have my big Fisher system, but I seldom us it. Needles are so blasted hard to find these days! Well, so are records. We've progressed, moved on, and changed our tune. We went from those old 'record players' to the short lived 8-track, to cassette tapes, to CD players and IPods. We listen to music on our computers as we stream live music. Progress indeed.
While we're here, let's talk about sound recording a second. Remember reel-to-reel recorder/players? We had one. So did my girlfriend Bobbi. Did you carry a portable cassette recorder to classes in college in the seventies? I did. Now we've gone to handheld mini-tape recorders and even tiny microrecorders that will fit on a key chain. And, of course, there is electronic voicemail. More progress.
What about movies? Use to be, the only place you could catch a flick was at the movie house. Then, someone started copying those for home use. We never had a Betamax...it was so short lived. I bought my first VCR in 1980. A Panasonic that I still own. Now that seems to be passe and DVD is the rage. They're even portable now and all the rage for youngsters. But for how long? What comes next?
Have you noticed how things are always changing? Yes, change is the only constant. All of these devices got smaller and faster and easier to use. Well, unless you actually program your DVD...and watch that on your giant, big screen TV...
Yes, even our communications devices are portable and hand held. We've talked about phones previously, but what about our email on the go? On your phone or your Blackberry.
Technology. Maybe the creator of the Jetsons really was a visionary. Or an engineer...
Dawn
Music. A favorite venue.
Movies. Another.
Back in the day (thanks Dane, I know that it was a Wednesday), you knew what 16,33,45, and 78's referred to. The slang term vinyl is not lost on you. You're familiar with the concept of a stylus and needles and that little yellow widget that let you play 45's on a 33 center post. (What are those darned things called anyway?) In my far off youth, portable stereo phonographs were such a rage. I'd note here that if you owned a console model you were considered very well off indeed. I remember my Dad's portable so well. I should, he still has it and yes, it works. It was one of the tabletop models where the lid was also the speaker. Oh the hours of enjoyment we had with that.
My how times changed. Now, people don't go in for those clunkers or the component stereos like we did in the 70's and 80's. Unless, of course, you're a collector of antiquities. Ouch. I still have my big Fisher system, but I seldom us it. Needles are so blasted hard to find these days! Well, so are records. We've progressed, moved on, and changed our tune. We went from those old 'record players' to the short lived 8-track, to cassette tapes, to CD players and IPods. We listen to music on our computers as we stream live music. Progress indeed.
While we're here, let's talk about sound recording a second. Remember reel-to-reel recorder/players? We had one. So did my girlfriend Bobbi. Did you carry a portable cassette recorder to classes in college in the seventies? I did. Now we've gone to handheld mini-tape recorders and even tiny microrecorders that will fit on a key chain. And, of course, there is electronic voicemail. More progress.
What about movies? Use to be, the only place you could catch a flick was at the movie house. Then, someone started copying those for home use. We never had a Betamax...it was so short lived. I bought my first VCR in 1980. A Panasonic that I still own. Now that seems to be passe and DVD is the rage. They're even portable now and all the rage for youngsters. But for how long? What comes next?
Have you noticed how things are always changing? Yes, change is the only constant. All of these devices got smaller and faster and easier to use. Well, unless you actually program your DVD...and watch that on your giant, big screen TV...
Yes, even our communications devices are portable and hand held. We've talked about phones previously, but what about our email on the go? On your phone or your Blackberry.
Technology. Maybe the creator of the Jetsons really was a visionary. Or an engineer...
Dawn
posted by Dawn | 3:21 PM
1 Comments:
My parents still have the stereo my mom got in 1970...they have quite an eclectic and neat record collection...
Technology is awesome. Another example is the field I'm training for (Graphic design.) To be concise, creating basic Ads and the application of designs to various products one sees everyday was once a more time consuming and labor intensive process--in comparison to how things are now, I mean. Although, even with all the computer programs and devices used now (which can pretty costly sometimes), it still takes me a long time to create something that is unique and will please potential clients...
And sometimes I'm more comfortable working with my own two hands...(no pun intended (cough)). Whether it's drawing, painting, or even writing (ie, writing out stories longhand first)...I'm an odd one, I know.
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