spud42

yes i do...a friend and i ran a bbs... thats bulletin board service for you young whipersnappers.....

remember when the rfirst 14k4 modems came out............

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Zaniax

Remember when you connected with a 300 baud phone modem to a BBS - the first time ?

TheFang

remember when I had dial up! Man that stunk!!

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Remember when there were no sudoku around ?

Zaniax

Remember when you unzipped anything in public you'd be in jail for awhile

:p

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spud42

i actually built a 300 baud modem......

remember when you could do things like that?

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Remember when the Morse code was the state of the art ?

hstn

remember when CQD, not SOS, signaled distress?

DavesPPC

- Remember when kids went outside after school, and NOT on the computer/game console/phone/etc etc etc
- Remember when it was allowed to say "Merry Christmas" at work?
- Remember when prayers were allowed in school?
- Remember when it was ok for the dollar bill to say "In God We Trust" ?
- Remember when you called a company, an actual live person answered the phone?
- Remember when Oprah was just another talkshow nobody? (remember Geraldo?) :)

etc.etc.etc. I could go on all night.
*sigh*

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TheFang

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etc.etc.etc. I could go on all night.

Please do! I was enjoying it!

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He has had my back since I was born.

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It only hurt once, from beginning to end.

Peace means having a bigger stick then the other guy.

Loosing may do little to your credibility, but quitting will destroy it.

DavesPPC

- Remember when Brittany Spears was a cute little 'Mousekateer?
- Remember when kids actually wanted to grow-up to be the President of the United States?
- Remember when sports was about the fans, and not about the $$$$ ?
- Remember Hulk Hogan vs Andre The Giant?
- Remember when people were "ashamed" to be on "State Assistance" ?
- Remember when cell phones were the size of a brick (and weighed the same as a brick)?
- Remember when cell phones weren't wireless?
- Remember when marriage was a lifetime commitment?
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- Remember "Where's The Beef"?
- Remember when Commodore 64 was "top of the line" ?
- Remember when you bought new pants, and found a rip in them you would return them? (nowadays rips are at a premium price...pre-ripped LOL)
- Remember when you could watch the news and NOT get depressed?
- Remember the ADAM computer? (one of my first PC's)
- Remember when you were NEVER bored?
- Remember being a teenager and being "on top of the world" ?
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- Remember when kids could go outside to play, and stay out till dark with NO CELL PHONES, no curfews, no cars, etc...and LOVE it?
- Remember when I had hair? :)
- Remember the 80's.....hair bands, glitz, and make-up!
- Remember "pegged" pants?
- Remember when Pepsi/Dew came in a glass bottle (8-pack) ?
- Remember when a pack of Baseball cards cost $.25
- Remember when there were only 4 manufacturers of Baseball cards? (there are hundreds now)
- Remember when you opened that $.25 pack of cards, and found your favorite player/rookie/star? (only card collectors need apply to this one) :)
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- Remember 9/11 ?
- Remember "The Superbowl Shuffle" ? (Da Bears)
- Remember when every child didn't have ADD/ADHD/ADPGHFYXDKJFL ?? (they were just hyper)
- Remember iPaqHQ ?
- Remember the first time you ever kissed a girl? (NOT a family member)
- Remember when 640k RAM was ALOT?
- Remember when "noob" wasn't even a word?
- Do I Remember how many beers I had tonight? (no)

(fingers cramping now, must....rest....)

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Remember when kids actually wanted to grow-up to be the President of the United States?

I was one of those!

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- Remember when you bought new pants, and found a rip in them you would return them? (nowadays rips are at a premium price...pre-ripped LOL)

I don't understand why they do that now!

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Remember when kids could go outside to play, and stay out till dark with NO CELL PHONES, no curfews, no cars, etc...and LOVE it?

I still do in the summer.

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Remember the first time you ever kissed a girl?

Does not apply to me yet.

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Remember being a teenager and being "on top of the world" ?

I'm there right now dude, but only for another year and a half.

I love ya for this DavesPPC! keep it comming!!

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He has had my back since I was born.

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Peace means having a bigger stick then the other guy.

Loosing may do little to your credibility, but quitting will destroy it.

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I love ya for this DavesPPC! keep it comming!!

Remember when you read this thread all the way from the first post to the end ?

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TheFang

At 1,184 posts and 79 pages to hold all those posts, I can't remember the last time I had that much time to spend just reading posts!!

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He has had my back since I was born.

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It only hurt once, from beginning to end.

Peace means having a bigger stick then the other guy.

Loosing may do little to your credibility, but quitting will destroy it.

Zaniax

Originally Posted by TheFang

At 1,184 posts and 79 pages to hold all those posts, I can't remember the last time I had that much time to spend just reading posts!!

Just stop posting and start reading, dude :p