Things I was doing in 2009 that I no longer do — ftp — telnet (now: ssh) — feature phone (briefly had the blackberry storm but hated it and went back to feature phone... didn’t get iPhone till 2011) — read a lot of paper books (got my first kindle in 2010 I think) — LaTeX
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Things I was doing in 1989 I no longer do — 5.25” floppy disks — DOS, WordStar, GW Basic, Turbo C — CRT displays (stopped in 2005 I think) — Ride a scooter — Travel long distance by train routinely — Read paper newspapers and magazines — Top up radiator of a 1958 fiat
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Things I was doing in 1979 I no longer do — coloring books — play with toys — not watch TV (got tv in 1985 when I was 11) — listen to an old-fashioned microwave sized radio — go to school on a cycle-rickshaw — routinely watch steam engines actually operating
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This is possibly a false memory but I think I’ve ridden on a regular-service steam locomotive line before they were phased out (I do know I saw a lot, they were used for shunting work till the late 80s at least) ... not counting tourist steam trains I’ve ridden since
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LaTeX! Thought you'd still use it
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