So last night I went to the "special screening" of
War Games: The 25 Anniversary. Oh the memories...here are some of my favorites.
- Computers the size of the room (WOPR)
- Dial up modems where you actually had to put the phone on the device
- Rotary dial phones
- phone booths
- DOS screens with the flashing green or blue square as a
curser
- Scroll printers with the two color stripe paper and the side hole strips that you had to tear off
- Floppy disks
- aerobics outfit: leotard over tights with a belt and leg warmers
- sweat pants with elastic at the waist and the ankle
- jean jackets
- top loading VCR
- Mrs. Pac Man and Galaga
- The threat of nuclear war via the Russians
- metal garbage cans with a lid
- young Ally Sheedy and Matthew Broderick (remember Project X and Ferris?)
My favorite moment occurred when the movie theater was having technical difficulties and the screen appeared blank except to show a computer screen with an error page message -- I bet about half the people in the screening could have helped them with the troubleshooting.
So last night I went to the "special screening" of War Games: The 25 Anniversary. Oh the memories...here are some of my favorites.
We just watched that the other night. I'd never seen it. I love all the 80s memories you listed.
ReplyDeleteLet's get physical.. physical.. Oh the leotard over tights with a belt and leg warmers. Good times. What about TAB. Now there was a caffeinated beverage.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! TAB with the pull tab. It was such a bummer when the pull on the tab pulled off and all you were left with was a can.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't the 80's, just a weird War Games moment. Remember when the dad slathered a load of butter on a piece of bread and then wrapped the bread around the corn on the cob. Of course it was raw when he bit into it. Yum.
Hmmm...where is Nic to load all the raw corn onto his plate? That was a funny memory. :) We are such rowdy Garber girls.
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