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Originally Posted by knc1
I was reminded of that just yesterday.
Talking to a neighbor (a few years older than I), who I am trying to talk into a "large" screen cell phone -
I told him that cell phones and I parted ways back in '86, about when they started getting small enough to lose.
And then I thought to myself, "self that is 30 years ago", or two generations of 'new' electronic device users (if that first generation had discovered them when they started school).
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And then a few weeks ago, another neighbor (this one barely old enough to vote) needed a data cable for his cell phone. . . .
And went to great lengths to explain the difference between mini and micro USB connectors.
? ? ? ? ?
What generation does he think implemented/introduced all the electronic cr** they carry in their pockets? 
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Much to his surprise, I was able to find the cable he needed (in the back of my '84 Ford van  ).
I didn't mention where I found it. |
I must say I reached the point 2 semesters ago where I told my mother if you are having trouble with your tablet (ok mom your little computer)(she thinks it is a computer because it has a keyboard. The keyboard detaches.) take it to college with you and find someone your granddaughter's age to help. Same idea with her TI-84 calculator.
Neither case is I can't use one. It is that I don't own either one and am too far away to try and explain over the phone.
Now I dearly love geeking my daughter. One day she texted to ask a random question that pertained to nothing.
I texted back "My name is not HAL."
She supposedly majored in computers when she went to college.
I think she majored in going to the library and only doing the work in classes she liked. One example would be website design. The professor wanted 3 links. My daughter did 150. Care to guess how she did in her other classes that semester.
Now what cord or adapter did you need? I probably have it.
Heck we once connected a reel to reel to a computer.