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Things your kids will never know - old school tech!
Edvard:
Oh man, you had to start with the toys...
This is the beast I wanted with a passion.
The Big Trak
If only I had the money for some simple robotics and a microcontroller, I'd build a DIY version with my son and relive the memories.
I STILL want one...
mouser:
i remember the big trak.. i also never got it.. dont know why.
cranioscopical:
I STILL want one...
-Edvard (November 21, 2008, 06:21 PM)
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There's a working one in my basement, together with the trailer.
I never could quite bring myself to throw it out when my son grew up.
My wife's 9-year-old nephew was quite taken with it when he came for a visit.
cranioscopical:
i remember the big trak.. i also never got it.. dont know why.
-mouser (November 21, 2008, 07:00 PM)
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Some parents are sooo inconsiderate!
Did everyone else in your class have one?
Apparently, every other kid always already had whatever
expensive item mine wanted, so denying them was akin to cruelty.
zridling:
I think what's sad is that old tech represents freedom. Today, so much new technology is designed to shut you down, shut you out, and sustain restrictions (often by governments and corporations). So many devices could never be 'invented' today, much less never be used.
Imagine how fast the cassette recorder would be shut down, for instance. Correction, it's not sad, just depressing. The world gets ugly when tech is used to spy, record/video, and legally punish your every move unless you're following all their rules.
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