My Tech Timeline

  • Camcorder

    Camcorder

    My mother LOVED her camcorder--my father went to work on the
    Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup right after I was born so mom would make videos to send him.
  • Landline Phone

    Landline Phone

    These were the only phones we knew!
  • VHS

    VHS

    How I watched all those cartoons
  • Desktop Computer

    Desktop Computer

    My parents had a Microsoft desktop we played games and wrote stories on.
  • AOL Dial Up

    AOL Dial Up

    I grew up in Alaska and AOL was all we had for a loooong time.
  • Mac All-in-one Machine

    Mac All-in-one Machine

    My school had these for us to use in Elementary school. We loved playing Story Book Weaver an the Oregon Trail.
  • Floppy Disc

    Floppy Disc

    We used these in school to save our writing assignments
  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman

    Took this with me on bike rides.
  • Tube TV

    Tube TV

    My dad bought a large tube tv as his "midlife crisis" and we had it FOREVER.
  • Tamagotchi

    Tamagotchi

    We loved our tamagotchis! I think I killed my pet more often then not.
  • CD ROM Games

    CD ROM Games

    My little sister and I were OBSESSED with Paint N Play Pony. We used a variety of games--many were educational.
  • I-Zone Polaroid Camera

    I-Zone Polaroid Camera

    I thought this was the COOLEST camera ever. Took it to school and took pics of all my friends.
  • Furby--the toy of nightmares

    Furby--the toy of nightmares

    My mom bought us all furbys for Christmas one year. It was our first experience with robotic toy.
  • Portable CD Player

    Portable CD Player

    I loved listening to the Beach Boys and Shakira.
  • My First Cell Phone

    My First Cell Phone

    My mom and I got our first cell phones, Nokia, from a booth at the Alaskan state fair when I was a sophomore in high school.
  • My First Digital Camera

    My First Digital Camera

    I was soo excited to buy this exact camera. Then my boyfriend tossed me in a river at Zions and it died :(.