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I'm constantly amazed at how fast technology has advanced in recent years. When my oldest child turned 18, cell phones where brand new technology and I remember how impressed we all were with the one we got her that year. Most people still had car phones or bag phones.
Now, my youngest child is 18 and most people, him included, have smart phones. These phones do things we could barely have dreamed of back then, and it wasn't that long ago. My oldest and youngest are only 11 years apart. To see first hand the changes that have taken place just as they were growing up is mind boggling.
I've only mentioned cell phones here as a specific example to avoid writing a novel. Looking over the videos of Christmas between 1982 (my first child) and now, really emphasizes how different things are just in the amount of time. Christmas gifts are the best example since that's when my kids got all the good stuff.
In the early videos, the video itself was new technology and the camera was the size that reporters carry. The VCR had to be hooked to the camera while filming so was carried in a shoulder bag. It was huge and heavy, nothing like today's VCRs ... or should I say DVD players. This year Christmas will be filmed with a camera that fits in the palm of my hand and is tethered to nothing.
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