Gen X, the meh generation

We played in the streets, we rode our bicycles, came home when the street lights came on and well, you know the rest of the story. :) I was 12 when the first ever home computer invaded my home and I was hooked! It was a Tandy Radio Shack Color Computer II with a Tape drive and joystick. It was fantastic! My favorite game on there was a text adventure titled "Bedlam" in which you escape a mental institution. (https://www.figmentfly.com/bedlam/)

My first ever modem was a 300baud modem. I ran up a $200+ phone bill in long distance charges when I was able to magically find all this wonderful software for my computer. I remember being a teenager when AOL was staring to be popular and I used GENIE from General Electric for their WWW Multi user BBS. (I still remember my username, xky06729,publish (Second part was my assigned password) I also ran a few BBS's on Atari 8-bit computers and Atari ST computers. I was rockin' the 1200baud modem and remember the time when I hooked up a brand new out of the box 14,400baud modem. I was speeding along until about 45 minutes later and someone let the magic smoke come out! I was in high school when a fellow student bragged about getting online in AOL ('91-'92) and sat amazed listening to his stories. I still remember the dial up sound especially on the 56k modems with error correction.

I was in my early 20's when I first got my "Always on" internet connection from the cable company and it's never been the same! I have two grand kids which I plan on boring with my stories of the time before the Internet and how much better life was when they get a little bit older. (one's 2 and the other is 6).

Anyone else grow up playing on your home computer which hooked to the TV?

Just found this community today. 817 ain’t a bad number for a Lemmy community. Ok maybe there’s something there. Nope-just a handful of not much. Sounds about right.

Whatever.

I get it. I guess I’ll show my old age solidarity by the only way we know how - by insulting you. I guess you’re cool even if you hung out with “those losers”, your favorite band sucks, and you have brain damage from all the hair products.

No, clearly I ain’t got no culture.

The boomers would probably get that one better, but I doubt there’s any kind of boomer community.

Seriously, I saw the word and was thinking they enjoy old literature.

Pretty sure we had the E9112 and E9116 back in the day. Now I have a legit B92FS but it doesn't squirt water. For work reasons.

Ah, nostalgia. (Don't play with guns!)

Seriously?

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/1274453

Hey Olaf, sing Berserker!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2204907

https://120minutes.org/

An online archive for the MTV alternative music show from the mid 80s to the early 2000s. Show playlists and links to videos on YouTube.

As I've gotten older, I find myself doing the old ughs and groan while getting off the couch or say things to my kids that my parents told me. I also truly appreciate the coveted chair or spot on the couch which is "Dad's Spot!"

Everyone's favorite Gen X edgelord teenager finally gave our generation the visibility it deserves. We now have our very own branded shitty alt-right social media space.