What's the oldest thing you still think of as "the new kind" because of how old you were when it came out?
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@ZachWeinersmith BS 1363 plugs/sockets
@ZachWeinersmith Oh, I have one: Any flat screen is "the new kind" for me.
@ZachWeinersmith mostly computer stuff I guess
Intel Macs, though obsolete, always seem to be the new kind of Macs to me
Dinosaurs with feathers is always a surprise
Nobody sells boxed computer software anymore, but those boxes that are sized like a thick DVD case (roughly 15x20x3cm) are “the small ones” compared to the old boxes (roughly 21x25x5cm)
@ZachWeinersmith although invented before I was born, I still think of ram-air parafoil parachutes as the new kind, as opposed to old round parachutes.
@ZachWeinersmith Music: I consider some bands' 2006 albums their new stuff
@ZachWeinersmith “V-logs” on apple podcasts
@ZachWeinersmith I remember being fascinated by electrical typewriters and solar-powered calculators.
@ZachWeinersmith not exactly the same thing, but I bought what I consider to be my "new winter coat" in 2008. 😂
@ZachWeinersmith cars that are lumpy and aerodynamic rather than square.
