Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler for February 24, 2025

Horse and buggy…

Long term storage was solved by the ancient civilizations like the Egyptians, the Olmecs, etc using stone. Just don’t let colonizers in…..

Get rid of it Pops, is never coming back

Bought a cassette player for my wife. Some of her favorite music is still on cassette.

And (SOB!) newspaper comic strips.

goes by the wind

Rotary phones are selling for $25 and up at antique stores. You can probably ditch those floppy discs, though.

Ever since vinyl made a comeback, now every other media thinks they’ll also have a second coming.

Don’t forget the box labeled “Democracy.”

Cable modems are obsolete?

Dropped off a box of cassettes of old radio programs at library. Clerks looked at them and had no idea what they could do with them. An older clerk suggested they dig up a cassette player with speakers and donate all to a senior living facility, as that would be the audience most familiar with the medium. They kinda stared at her for a bit, then their brains kicked in and they remembered what those things were. Decided it was a good idea and went on the hunt. Last I heard, they got a lot of applause when they delivered the combined box.

Yes, I do have a rotary phone in my attic.

I just got rid of a bunch of computer parts and connectors. I found a track ball mouse. I showed it to some of my co-workers who are about 1/3 my age and surprisingly some of them recognized what it was. They must have seen one when they were toddlers.

I had enough adaptors to connect an Apple II+ to a Smart TV.

Don’t forget the Zip discs. Those things held 100 Mb and were reliable. Might be hard to find a drive, or a G3 Mac

The box with automotive clutches and manual transmissions is heavy.

Cables, I’ve got cables….I’ve got lots and lots of cables.(Sung to the tune of “Meet the Flintstones”.)

Hey! 3 things I thought were gone forever (vinyl LPs, audiophile equipment and film photography) are all making comebacks, so…

Smart move. I still have a fully functional Apple-1 computer from the late 70’s.

A rotary phone eliminates the need to text!

good one!

I still have ONE 5 and a quarter floppy disk…along with a few 3 and a halfs too. (just don’t tell anyone about that PS2 mouse…K)

I’m waiting for the 8 Track and Beta tapes to make a come back.

Forgot the box with the skinny clothes :)

There are many things even the thrift stores do not take anymore.