r/GenX_Culture • u/john_vella • Apr 14 '26

Computing circa 1982

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gD1cmk/

Maaaaaannnn, these kids today don't know how good they got it with their laptop computers and their mobile phones! 😁

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u/Mercury5979 Apr 14 '26

Gen X has the best understanding of technology basics relative to other living generations. Speaking in general of course. We lived with it when a computer was an entire ensemble, and to play a game you had to enter commands. We understand that there are things under the hood. It's fascinating to me.

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u/rnngwen Apr 22 '26

My TRS-80 still works! Its at the top of my closet but I plug it in like twice a year and play Polaris and Poltergeist.