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  Re: Age average
 
(...) remember (...) I remember having to use an antenna to get a total of 5 channels if you were lucky. We even had a black an white TV! Oh the humanity... :) I also remember when if you asked someone if there would ever be a PC in your home they (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
 
  Re: Age average
 
Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:FLAnty.CyE@lugnet.com... (...) were (...) Not too much. Before 1983 we had only one TV channel (TRT1, one and only, state owned) and having a color TV was not making much difference since it (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
 
  Re: Age average
 
(...) Yes and we had one of the first Apple II+ computers around 1978 or 1979 I think (not to clear as far as the date). We thought it was the best thing ever. It had 2 5-1/2 inch floppy drives and that was it. About 2 years latter we upgraded it (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Age average
 
(...) Yup. The phrase '3 channels' sticks in my mind for some reason. Oddly, the first channel in Tampa (as I recall) was 38/UHF. Broadcasted from the pier in downtown St. Pete. And phone numbers always started with two letters. Which is why I like (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)

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