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Our phones can do everything in this 1991 Radio Shack Ad

by Aussie_Al
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  • Profile picture of the author Tim_Carter
    How do I fit the CD in my phone?
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeTucker
      Originally Posted by Tim_Carter View Post

      How do I fit the CD in my phone?
      In MP3 format.
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      • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
        Did you notice the 286-Based computer with the 20 megabyte hard drive for only $1,599?

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        • Profile picture of the author Aussie_Al
          Originally Posted by Joe Mobley View Post

          Did you notice the 286-Based computer with the 20 megabyte hard drive for only $1,599?

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          yeah I did notice - and you know damn well had you bought that back then you would would have been so happy to own it

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      • Profile picture of the author Tim_Carter
        Originally Posted by MikeTucker View Post

        In MP3 format.
        Hmm - I have my cd with mp3's burnt on it, but I still can't find a slot to insert it into. :confused:
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        • Profile picture of the author Paul Myers
          Steve,

          You can get CB radio and police scanner apps for the iPad, which means you can probably get them for the iPhone, too. And I have hardware here to scan VHS tapes to MP4 video.

          There are some pretty powerful external speakers designed to be used with cell phones, too.

          And the M/S software? Why bother? The stuff you can run on any decent smartphone is light years ahead of what those MS/DOS machines ran. Not to mention having a faster Internet connection than they supported.

          In 1990, I got one of the first Amiga 3000s. 6 mgs of ram, a 50 meg hard drive, and a 25 mhz 68030 processor. Cost me close to $4000, and it didn't have anything close to the power in my antique (relatively speaking) Samsung smartphone.

          Oh... and I can download "CDs" to the phone locally or buy them and download them from Amazon.


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    REALLY? You can record VHS tapes, run M/S software on it, scan the airwaves, use it as a loud speaker, and get CB?

    I'm ESPECIALLY curious about the LAST two! And that WAS 23 years ago!

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