Obsolete things from your youth

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Random obsolete technologies to reminisce about

Write about your obsolete gadget or item with personal sentimental value here! So I had my propane camping lantern out and fired it up. It needed a replacement wick, but I found one in the bottom of my camping box. Took off the lid, the glass cover, the broken wick, tied on the new one, reassembled, connected the propane, lit a match, held it and turned on the gas, and voila!; a nice warm yellow camping light. Plus I love the sound it gives off too. But it gets dangerously hot in mere seconds, …

What do you remember that shows your age?

I’m not talking about stuff like nostalgia. I mean stuff that is really ancient. For example: I recall, as a child, reading about this new kind of food. It was an article about a group of Japanese scientists creating food from soybeans. Textured soy protein. It would look and taste just like real meat. As a kid I thought that was real cool. Like the food that astronauts would eat. And here we are. I thought of this when I noticed a bottle of Bacos in my pantry. Why do I have Bacos and not rea…