Technology In My Past

  • Black and White Television

    Black and White Television
    My first memory of television was a black and white television that came with its own cabinet, with speakers on the side.
  • Rotary Phone - Party Line

    Rotary Phone - Party Line
    When I was about 8 years old, I was old enough to understand how to use a telephone. We were on a party line, you could pick up the phone and hear the neighbors talking. Our ring was 2 short rings, the neighbors had a different ring.
  • Cassette Tape Recorder

    Cassette Tape Recorder
    My brothers and I received this at Christmas time. We recorede football plays, then went outside and ran the plays while listening to the recorder.
  • Video Game - Pong

    Video Game - Pong
    The first video game I remember playing at my friend's house - Pong.
  • 8- Track Player

    8- Track Player
    Senior in high school. 8-Track Player in my car.
  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman
    This was the coolest thing. I could go snow skiing and listen to my favorite songs while skiing.
  • Word Proccessor

    Word Proccessor
    My last class at college - Senior English class. A student turned their papers in from a word processor. My thoughts - I will never be smart enough to use one and I will never be able to afford one.
  • First Home Computer

    First Home Computer
    Our First Home Computer. It had a 20 meg hard drive. It actually held the whole LDS scriptures.
  • Cell Phone - Brick Style

    Cell Phone - Brick Style
    One of my first jobs. I was given a cell phone, that was huge. You could only make/receive phone calls, but it was cool
  • Overhead projector

    Overhead projector
    2nd year teaching school. No more notes on the board each period. I had the world by the tail.