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Old 08-18-2011, 11:18 PM   #1
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As they say if you live long enough you get to see everything, and maybe collect everything. Remember the line from comedian George Carlin about a house just being a container with a lid for your stuff? Anyway, which unique or particularly loved items do you have? Charlie Sheen was winning in The Wraith, lol.

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Old 08-19-2011, 12:05 AM   #2
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I recently found a stack of floppys containing such things a Hocus Pocus, Bio Menace and Maths Rescue Lol, I'm thinking of making one of these out of them


I also just recently ditched this VHS classic http://serialkillercalendar.com/VHSW...-OVERDRIVE.jpg

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Old 09-21-2011, 11:10 AM   #3
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I recently found a stack of floppys containing such things a Hocus Pocus, Bio Menace and Maths Rescue Lol, I'm thinking of making one of these out of them


I also just recently ditched this VHS classic http://serialkillercalendar.com/VHSW...-OVERDRIVE.jpg
I heard of someone that made a coffee table out of an '80s metric TRX wheel.

In the 1983 movie Nightmares there's one story where Emilio Estevez plays an obsessed gamer that gets trapped in his fave videogame. Don't think it has ever been released on DVD.

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Old 09-21-2011, 11:43 AM   #4
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I recently found a stack of floppys containing such things a Hocus Pocus, Bio Menace and Maths Rescue Lol, I'm thinking of making one of these out of them


I also just recently ditched this VHS classic http://serialkillercalendar.com/VHSW...-OVERDRIVE.jpg
Melmac, just wanted to say I love your avatar. ALF was an awesome show. Talk about nostalgia
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Old 09-21-2011, 11:55 AM   #5
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Old 09-21-2011, 04:44 PM   #6
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I still have and play with one like this

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Old 09-21-2011, 10:10 PM   #7
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Melmac, just wanted to say I love your avatar. ALF was an awesome show. Talk about nostalgia
Thanks unfortunatly I had to change it due to a request from the artist the current one is not quite as good. When I was in primary school I got the nickname of melmac due to my love for the show and my laugh being like Alfs. When I needed a nick for Usenet/ICQ in the mid 90s it popped into my head and I've been using it ever since, there is still a lot of love out there for the show as I get comments on it all the time.
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Old 09-22-2011, 11:16 AM   #8
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I still have and play with one like this

My brother had one of those. He still does and says it's the best thing ever.

I wonder about him, sometimes.
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Old 11-01-2011, 11:30 AM   #9
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A genuine Betamax recorder. They were simpler times, they were better times, lol.

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Old 01-19-2012, 04:28 AM   #10
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Old 01-19-2012, 06:18 AM   #11
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Im currently listening to Ready Player One talk about nostalgia heaven all those 80s references are constantly making me smile.
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Old 01-19-2012, 05:44 PM   #12
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Old 07-06-2012, 06:45 AM   #14
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Old 07-06-2012, 07:50 AM   #15
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I still use 3.5" floppies -- plenty of room for text files and spreadsheets. And they're a pain in the butt for someone looking for unauthorized access.

I still use audio cassettes -- the quickest way to record audio "on the fly." I use them for audio note-taking, not "hi-fi" applications.

I have a couple of minidisc recorders -- I'd still be using them if Sony hadn't designed them to be intentionally frustrating.

We used our video recorder (VHS, not Betamax) just last week -- my daughter was nostalgic for some old videos.
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