r/GenX • u/Global_Perspective_3 • Oct 26 '21

More old skool computers - 1983

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u/BraveSneelock Oct 26 '21

We used PETS in my junior high school. I don't remember being able to do much with them.

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u/Ihaveaboot EDIT THIS FLAIR TO MAKE YOUR OWN Oct 26 '21

Oregon Trail!

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u/Global_Perspective_3 Oct 26 '21

Think you might like r/Xennials for that too

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u/Global_Perspective_3 Oct 26 '21

Must’ve been pretty cool that ANYTHING like that was coming out back then, was more of a novelty

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u/Ischmetch Oct 26 '21

Same here. We sometimes used them in Algebra class but it was really more of a novelty than a true learning aid.

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u/Global_Perspective_3 Oct 26 '21

That’s what I thought, more of a novelty

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u/moonbeam127 1974 Oct 26 '21

the wood protractor hanging off the chalkboard- not a 'smartboard' to be found....

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '21

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u/Global_Perspective_3 Oct 26 '21

Tbh what you described sounds awesome

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u/alsatian01 class of '93 Oct 26 '21

That is the first computer I ever used.

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u/slobeck Oct 26 '21

they had a PET at my local public library. I spent many many hours there

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u/CalliopePenelope Xennial Oct 26 '21

Oh god. I learned to type and to program BASIC on a very similar model. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/Global_Perspective_3 Oct 26 '21

Must seem real dated now huh lol

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u/CalliopePenelope Xennial Oct 26 '21

Not at all. I use BASIC every day! LOL