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  1. 11-28-2006, 01:09 AM #1
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    Default The HOT Christmas "techie" gifts from 1988!!!!!

    Now we fiend for ipods, laptops, and HDTV's. Here's what they went nuts for Christmas 1988.






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  2. 11-28-2006, 01:12 AM #2
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    man the prices on those are insane
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  3. 11-28-2006, 01:13 AM #3
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    Interesting find.
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    old shit FTW..






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  5. 11-28-2006, 01:13 AM #5
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    no kiddin
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  6. 11-28-2006, 01:18 AM #6
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    4mb and 6mhz thats pretty impressive.
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  7. 11-28-2006, 06:19 AM #7
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    Thats some funny shit!! Damn I remember all that stuff, that makes it even worse
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  8. 11-28-2006, 06:21 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boostless
    Thats some funny shit!! Damn I remember all that stuff, that makes it even worse
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  9. 11-28-2006, 06:23 AM #9
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    wow thats crazy those are really expensive wow

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  10. 11-28-2006, 06:24 AM #10
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    LOL thats to funny.... I remember my dad had one of those phones.. I thought he was so super cool!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boostless
    Thats some funny shit!! Damn I remember all that stuff, that makes it even worse

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  12. 11-28-2006, 06:55 AM #12
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    32bit 16mhz and those 25lb cellphones were the shiat.........
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  13. 11-28-2006, 07:39 AM #13
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    I dont know much about computers but dont ipods have more computing power.
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  14. 11-28-2006, 07:42 AM #14
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    that guy has his jacket over his shoulder with 1 hand and his phone in the other....how did he get out of the car?
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  15. 11-28-2006, 08:16 AM #15
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    Damn, my mom bought that first phone from radio shack. I remembered I used it once to make a 3 minute phone call to my gf and the bill was like $7. She popped me a good one for that!

    good find!
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  16. 11-28-2006, 08:35 AM #16
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    $25 and I'll pick it up. Location?
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  17. 11-28-2006, 08:38 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by koukis14
    I dont know much about computers but dont ipods have more computing power.
    I imagine. Think about it in terms of memory.

    6mb vs. 30,000mb.

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    Lol these are the things my dad was probably interested in back then.
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  19. 11-28-2006, 08:57 AM #19
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    omg, we had 3 of those when I was a teenager...one installed in our 1985 Bronco, and 2 bag phones... crazy $ I remeber Tandy PC's too

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    Wasn't Tandy a division of Radio Shack?
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    Bag phones FTW
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