The generational war over who knows how to use technology best shows no sign of ending anytime soon. Millennials make fun of boomers for not kowing how to use a web browser. Gen Z makes fun of Millennials for making awkward pauses when filming their videos.
And though technology has brought us a long way in this world, some technological skills don't stand the true test of time. Like burning a CD, or recording a show with a VHS tape.
So we went to r/AskReddit and were reminded of some of the skills we forgot from the 80s and 90s that don't seem as important in today's modern world.
1
To rewind a tape by spinning on a pencil. u/SayenneDD
2
I can thread and watch 8mm film. u/Maduro25
3
Texting with 10 key. I still have it all memorized and could pick up a flip phone and send paragraphs if needed. u/tobmom
4
Making paper fortune tellers. u/chloeoh24
5
I still know how to set up a vcr to record a television program in advance. u/Atreyisx
6
I can tell time on an analog clock. u/The_Little_Rag_Man
7
I can keep score in bowling. u/sodangshedonger
8
Diagnosing connection problems by the sound the modem makes. u/EvenSpoonier
9
I know how to use a keypunch machine to write my COBOL code on a stack of 80-column paper cards, how to use a card reader to send my program to the mainframe, and how to hang out drinking coffee waiting for the batch to run. u/Glade_Runner
10
Crash start a manual car by rolling down a hill in second gear with the ignition on, then popping the clutch - cars were not so reliable back in the day! u/SequinSquirrel
11
Using your shoulder to hold a telephone up to your ear while doing multiple other things at once. Now, the phones are so damned small I drop them. u/Regular_Sample_5197
12
Using the Dewey decimal at library. u/FunStorm6487
13
I outright destroyed Super Mario Brothers in almost no time flat very recently on Nintendo Switch after not having played it for probably 30 years. I did it totally from memory on the just the second run through. I even hit the multiple 1-up glitch on world 3-1. My kids thought I was a god (for just a few minutes). u/all4whatnot
14
Record to tape from the radio. Trying to make sure to not get the DJ/presenter talking shit or an ad. u/Gankstajam
15
I can re fold a map correctly. u/JungleZac
16
I can cover a textbook with a brown paper bag. u/sourwaterbug
17
I can develop and process photographic film and enlarge prints in a darkroom. u/Glade_Runner
18
Remembering phone numbers. u/GreatMillionDog
19
Strong background with MS-DOS with WWIV BBS software. u/Blades137
20
I know what the color “goldenrod” is. u/ImAmazedBaybee