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20 People From the 90s Share Their Trivial and Outdated Skills

The generational war over who knows how to use technology best shows no sign of ending anytime soon. Millennials make fun of boomers for not kowing how to use a web browser. Gen Z makes fun of Millennials for making awkward pauses when filming their videos. 


And though technology has brought us a long way in this world, some technological skills don't stand the true test of time. Like burning a CD, or recording a show with a VHS tape. 


So we went to r/AskReddit and were reminded of some of the skills we forgot from the 80s and 90s that don't seem as important in today's modern world. 

1.

Using your shoulder to hold a telephone up to your ear while doing multiple other things at once. Now, the phones are so damned small I drop them. u/Regular_Sample_5197

2.

I know what the color “goldenrod” is. u/ImAmazedBaybee

3.

Strong background with MS-DOS with WWIV BBS software. u/Blades137

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4.

Remembering phone numbers. u/GreatMillionDog

5.

I can cover a textbook with a brown paper bag. u/sourwaterbug

6.

I can re fold a map correctly. u/JungleZac

7.

Record to tape from the radio. Trying to make sure to not get the DJ/presenter talking shit or an ad. u/Gankstajam

8.

I outright destroyed Super Mario Brothers in almost no time flat very recently on Nintendo Switch after not having played it for probably 30 years. I did it totally from memory on the just the second run through. I even hit the multiple 1-up glitch on world 3-1. My kids thought I was a god (for just a few minutes). u/all4whatnot

9.

To rewind a tape by spinning on a pencil. u/SayenneDD

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10.

I know how to use a keypunch machine to write my COBOL code on a stack of 80-column paper cards, how to use a card reader to send my program to the mainframe, and how to hang out drinking coffee waiting for the batch to run. u/Glade_Runner

11.

Diagnosing connection problems by the sound the modem makes. u/EvenSpoonier

12.

I can keep score in bowling. u/sodangshedonger

13.

I can tell time on an analog clock. u/The_Little_Rag_Man

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14.

I still know how to set up a vcr to record a television program in advance. u/Atreyisx

15.

Making paper fortune tellers. u/chloeoh24

16.

Texting with 10 key. I still have it all memorized and could pick up a flip phone and send paragraphs if needed. u/tobmom

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17.

I can thread and watch 8mm film. u/Maduro25

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