Message #59671

[countrigal]

Heck, I'm thinking a lot less than 100 years ago.  When I was a senior in High School (back in 1988-89) we were just starting to learn some programming (Basic) and to get to "play" on a computer in school.  You had to take a computer programming class or use your library time to get on a computer then.  None of my friends had one in their house, or were considering it.  It was something that we would use in specific high-tech jobs, like Engineering, but wouldn't need until then.  Less than 4 years later, computers were being a steady "must-have" for college students, and were starting to show up in homes everywhere.  Now, not even 20 years later, who can say that they don't have one in their home, or at least wishes they had one?  And now kids as young as 1 are learning to use a computer.  

I love to talk to my grandmother about the changes she saw and what impressions were of the "new gadgets" of the time... whether they thought they'd last, be helpful, etc.  I mean, she saw cars come into existence as a standard... tvs, microwaves, dishwashers, indoor plumbing become standard... the list is endless.  And look at the advances in phones!  They've gone from an operator on party lines connecting you to set locations, to where one can literally talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime thanks to satelites and the right types of phones.  It's amazing the changes that have occurred in the past 100 years (or less) and I can't even start to imagine what the next 100 years will hold as far as changes.

CountriGal
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