Technology Timeline - Lisa Peterson

By lisapete12

  • Console record player

    Console record player
    Many hours spent laying in front of the speakers or dancing around listening to albums from my parents record collection. Mostly musicals!

  • Movies in School

    Movies in School
    Movies shown in school were shown to the whole school in the auditorium and it was a special special treat.

  • Rotary Wall Phone

    Rotary Wall Phone
    Family phone in the kitchen. The spiral cord was EXTRA long so that we could walk around the house whilst talking on the phone.

  • Snoopy Radio

    Snoopy Radio
    My first technology that was just mine. I thought I was so cool listening to FM radio and that I could take it where ever I went.

  • Mimeograph Machine

    Mimeograph Machine
    I remember the sound of the thump thump thump of the machine as our teacher would hand crank out copies. Then the aaahhhhhh smell of the copies. Brings back happy memories of school.

  • Atari

    Atari
    First game technology bought for family entertainment. Came with 2 games: Pong; a tennis match type game and Asteroids; a space alien and UFO shooting game.

  • Microwave

    Microwave
    First Microwave. Whole family standing stood around and was flabbergasted as we cooked our first scrambled egg.

  • Boombox

    Boombox
    For Christmas my Sophomore year in High School I got a Boombox of my own. It was a big deal!!!

  • Walkman

    Walkman
    Saved up and bought my first REAL Sony Walkman when I was in college. It was about $200. I was really excited about this purchase.

  • VCR

    VCR
    I bought my first VCR at sears. I actually had to buy it on credit and make payments. I think it was around $300. I made payments of $20 per month.

  • First Cellular Device

    First Cellular Device
    Brick Cell phone.