If you ever wanted an illustration of how far computer technology has come in a single generation, this video portrays it well. A bunch of kids who’ve grown up with Macs, iPads and iPhones, and for whom apps and the web are as natural as breathing, try their hand at an Apple II – starting with the challenge of how to switch it on.
Scarily, I’m old enough to have used an Apple II and now feel slightly nostalgic, but I don’t think I’ll be trading in my MacBook Pro anytime soon.
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This is fun 😄
Thanx Ben
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Glad you enjoyed
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Thank You Ben (I Think) for reminding me that I not only used these but sold Commodore 64’s, Atari 400’s
800’s and IBM 8088’s as well as using Bulletin Boards before real live Internet…..
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This could turn into a nostalgia fest … I had a CBM 64 though the BBC Model B was my main machine way back then, until the Macintosh came along.
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Why not give them some technology from the future and see how they react to that?
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Hey Ben,
Do you think their reaction was a lot like Steve’s?
“Why is the power button on the back”
“This is too hard”
“What is this?”
“Why do you need to type command before a mathematical problem?”
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An interesting way to look at it🙂
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