Fancy a trip down nostalgia lane?
A lot of years has passed in the tech world and gadgets have come a long way over the last few decades. Now we’re all worrying about oursmartphonesspying on us and how much the latest smart device is going to cost us. But in the old days, we had very different tech problems.
We’re rounding up some of the very best tech problems 90s and 00s kids with remember all too well.
Compact disc collection
Back in the good old days, before you could walk around with a smartphone capable of streamingSpotifyin your pocket, we had to lug these bad boys around. Or at least go through the hassle of flipping through to find the right compact disc for an epic journey mix.
Small pockets and big tech
The ability to carry your music with you might have been advancing, but portable CD players were larger thanthe classic Walkmanand caused no end of problems. The choice was basically precariously balancing it half-in, half-out of your pocket or carry it in your hand. First-world problems of the old world kind.
Audio problems
Carrying CDs and their players might have been a faff, but at least they didn’t randomly unspool in the middle of a 90s megamix. Audio tapes had to be regularly re-spooled with a pencil. What a time to be alive.
Films needed rewinding
Before the joy that isNetflixandAmazon Prime video, films came on good old-fashioned VHS tapes. These were often rented from your local video store and came with the hassle of either having to remember to rewind it when you were finished or putting up with having to do so before you could even watch if the last person didn’t.
Download times were shockingly painful and it could be hours, days or even years before your download finished. That’s if no one interrupted the progress by answering the phone. Gone are these days now that we have super fast home broadband,5G signalandnippy Wi-Fitoo.
Learning patience
Kids these days have it easy. Everything is available to them in almost an instant. In the days of dial-up, we had to wait patiently for the web to load. Even a simple image would take an apparent age to display properly and even when it fully loaded it might have been an utter disappointment.
Mice powered by balls
Back in the early days,computer micewere powered by balls rather than lasers. These often got clogged up with all sorts of grime but they were remarkably fun to play with and a good way to wind up your classmates if you pocketed one.
Virtual pets
Back in the hazy days of the 90s, you either owned aTamagotchior enviously looked on as your friends played. Of course, if you did own one then you had the hassle of actually trying to keep it alive. It wasn’t all just fun and games you know.
Gaming dramas
Gaming was starting to be convenient and a whole lot of fun with the likes of theGameBoy and Game Gearappearing on the scene. But even though devices came with certain dramas. Like trying to play on a black and green screen in the dark.
Long before Microsoft Powerpoint or fancy touchscreen whiteboards, the classic overhead projector was a mainstay for making presentations. These simple machines appeared in schools across the world and were loved or loathed by teachers and kids alike.
