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”.)