Technology we were blown away by and owned in the 80's

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Kevlar, Mylar and Carbon fiber, materials used in sails, rope and boat building. ( Before they were all used in racing car builds.) Throw in the Decca system followed by GPS systems as the 80's progressed, so that at sea you new exactly where you were on the earths surface.

Think you'll find all designed for the aerospace industry firstly

 

[Beach Hut]

Had a monster ghetto blaster, top bit of kit.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Had a monster ghetto blaster, top bit of kit.

did you carry it on your shoulder
regards
DR

 

[Billy the Fish]

UrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeurrrrrrrrrrr

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Always a devastating moment when that happened. I found this on youtube, he's trying to load Pole Position, I used to have that game!

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[Publius Ovidius]

I won one of these in a competition once. Don't think I ever actually bought any games for it, only played the Alex Kidd (?) one it came with. Then flogged it to the neighbours' kids.

We meta family from Seattle on holiday and the husband and his son had an eBay business buying and selling games for this. He was making decent money at it too.

 

[Bladders]

I thought my Amiga 500 was the dogs bollocks at the time

 

[Beach Hut]

did you carry it on your shoulder
regards
DR

Indeed when going to the all dayers at the Top Rank Suite which I would hasten to add were spectacular.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Oh my forgotten about the Psion great bit of kit almost bullet proof if I remember correctly the company went bust after failing to develop the Psion

I have a Psion 5 - still works.

For me, the Handspring Visor was the first gadget I truly found fantastic. Touchscreen, with a calendar, address book, notepad and to-do list. Truly the future!

 

[clapham_gull]

I bought a Betamax VCR in 1983 for £299 , the system was superior to VHS. VHS won the battle of the formats as all the people who couldn't afford to buy a VCR rented a machine from shops like Radio Rentals.

Interesting isn't it, but I'm no convinced Betamax was "better". Better in terms of picture quality, but held back by how cheaply it could be produced and more importantly the duration of video you could cram on the cassette.

Betacam obviously became the industry standard but the machines cost thousands and the tapes in different cassette sizes to accommodate the higher quality.

I think VHS "won" because it was better as a domestic format.

Oh, and we had a Betamax too. My brothers still got a few Albion games recorded on them.

 

[rouseytastic]

I still have my one of these somewhere. Bullet proof.

 

[supaseagull]

 

[symyjym]

Push Button Phone

 

[desprateseagull]

Bigtrak. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Big_trak_white_background.jpg

 

[symyjym]

Zx81

 

[edna krabappel]

Does Computer Battleships count?

My brother had that. I never got one of course, because girls didn't get computery presents back then. I probably got given a Crystal Barbie or something instead.

 

[atfc village]

Wouldn't go round corners.

 

[edna krabappel]

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Does Computer Battleships count?

I probably got given a Crystal Barbie or something instead.

As long as it was not a Crystal Palace doll you were OK Edna...

 

[edna krabappel]

As long as it was not a Crystal Palace doll you were OK Edna...

Like this one?

No, definitely not.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Something from the seventies ... it told the time in COLOUR