Flashbacks to the 80's and 90's by Emma Mcvey

Technology in 1980-Something

emm2203204 — 2025-09-02 20:09:07 UTC

My father went to high school in 1987. At his high school, they had a computer lab of Commodore 64 computers, which were used for a typing class that was required to take, in order to graduate high school. even though Macintosh was the computer system everyone wanted, his school had Commodore 64's.

Enjoying the Commodore 64

emm2203204 — 2025-09-02 20:09:10 UTC

My father had told me that the Commodore were used for a typing class at his high school. He had told me that he enjoyed the class, mostly because computers in the 80's were brand new, and that the only downside to the computers was how slow they were, compared to the technology we have today.

Looking Back on the Commodore

emm2203204 — 2025-09-02 20:09:21 UTC

Looking back on the Commodore, my father said that the computer itself had taught him how to type sufficiently, and that skill has been stuck with him ever since he had taken the class. He had also told me that there should be typing classes in high school, for those who would like to excel their typing skills.

Projectors and VCR's

emm2203204 — 2025-09-02 20:09:29 UTC

My mother was in high school in the 1990's, and graduated in 1995. Technology was somewhat different in the 90's compared to my father who completed high school in the 80's. My mother remembers majority of her classes having old-school projectors and VCR's.

The Downside of Projectors and VCR's

emm2203204 — 2025-09-02 20:09:34 UTC

My mother told me that the down side of using VCR's would be that they would skip; meaning that the documentary they would watch as a class would go from one part, and then to a totally different part. The projectors would have the same issue; one slide would be about frogs, and then it would skip to a slide about snakes.

Memories of Projectors and VCR's

emm2203204 — 2025-09-02 20:09:36 UTC

My mother told me that she had fond memories of VCR's and projectors, even though half of the time, they would both have minor issues when used. But, looking back, she had told me that she had enjoyed watching documentaries on the AV VCR, and seeing notes and pictures on the projector screen.