Recent content by Concern4Calvert

very cool & detailed BOP, thank you for sharing im thinking the above two items are my favorites out of the list i wouldn't even begin to know how to dial that. from what i saw in an earlier post i'm guessing that was a party line number?

I have a prepaid blackberry phone. I only use my phone for phone calls and texting. I pay $ 30.00 per month with AT&T GoPhone and that includes Unlimited Talk & Text only. There is no data allowance whatsoever; that is fine by me.. If I find myself needing to browse the web I connect to...

Thats awesome news . Haven't had a FH sub since I was in South Carolina

Thanks! Don't forget about the VCR lol!

i forgot all about the floppy drives. those things would drive me crazy

Could you describe in detail the party line system? The only thing I know is you could hear others talking? But how would you reach another individual/ join them in the convo?

i've heard people say a VW was literally just a few bolts to turn and a new engine was in/out

without googling, I believe country squire is correct. ours was a gray mercury of some type. my parents drove it until one day it wouldn't go in reverse at church and the girlscouts and myself had to push it out of the parking space so we could get it home. it was traded for an all white grand...

anyone else remember the first car phones? you know... the big ass box that sat in between the seats with the giant antenna glued to the top of your roof? And lets not forget about the cord earpiece LOL FML

this is a really unique one. i wouldn't know about the stamp thing since its slightly before my time. thanks for sharing!

please tell me it had wood panels!? im a fan either way

exactly! i remember it would take something like 26 hours to update my "Microsoft Encarta" encyclopedia on my Compaq with the massive monitor and drive that crunched as you clicked the icons. I'd always set those big downloads before I went to sleep and pray I wouldn't lose the dial up...

Yes! The Sunoco in Chesapeake Beach would do that! Now the thread is doing what I'd hoped it would ... bringing back those minuscule but meaningful memories

i watched the wonder years haha :cool:

i would dial-up with 28.6k/56k (bad phone lines in our area) for hours and educate myself about things I never knew existed when I got my first computer. I miss the novelty and self-discovery that comes with growing up.