There are different levels of walkthroughs—my favorite was the Invisiclues that you could get for Infocom games (Zork I, II & III, Goddesses of Phobos, Hitchhiker's Guide, etc.). Each one had specific questions—if there was one that covered your current situation you'd use the special marker to change the invisible…

Unfortunately it _is_ a 3-in-1. One set, one car. If you want all 3 you have to shell out for 3 sets. Which is what I'll probably do.

It appears from the discussions that we're interpreting "before the internet" as "before personal computers". I was all ready to discuss bulletin boards, CompuServe, AOL, Prodigy, user group meetings, etc.

There's a robotics control in ISS Mission Control in Houston which can issue manipulator commands for the ISS Mobile Servicing System—parts of which are the Canadarm2 and Dextre. They do stuff like moving the Canadarm2 from one end of the ISS to the other while the astronauts are sleeping.

My favorite was a review for some brand of condom. The reviewer was not happy because his girlfriend had apparently gotten pregnant.

Or you can just scribble on them with a pencil.

So for $50 or so you can build one of the 3 versions of the DeLorean—if you want all 3 that'll be $150.

I believe that's a Courier 3277-like terminal beside the 65's console Selectric typewriter.

The justification for the existence of artificial vanilla is very simple: there isn't enough real vanilla produced to flavor all of the vanilla ice cream made in the U.S.

The last picture is of IBM 3420 tape drives that became available in the early '70s. They were used on IBM System 360s and later systems.

I have a bluetooth receiver dongle that plugs into the aux-in on my headunit. I recharge it occasionally (or just keep it plugged into a micro-USB car charger). My iPhone sends audio output via A2DP to the dongle. A phone call will pause the audio and the handsfree bluetooth in the car will handle the call.

Ted Striker can't be everywhere at once......

The purpose of the dial tone for land lines is to verify that your phone has a connection to a dialing unit in the switching center. No dial tone—no call possible.

Learning FORTRAN in 1972. You punched your program onto cards and turned them in at a window. The staff would put all the submitted decks together and once an hour would run them through the IBM 7040 mainframe. They'd then take the printouts, match them with your deck and you'd pick them up at the window. You'd…

I wish that salt packagers would offer the "disposable" salt shakers with preloaded rice. The shakers at my office cafeteria are rice-less and in the summer they clog badly.

Then why is one of the suggested methods of drying out a wet cell phone to bury it in rice for a few days?

As per coffee carafe standards, it must contain decaf creamer.

The NFL changed it later to 108 yards so it ties the record.

This is an AT&T Trimline phone. It was offered in either rotary or Touchtone dialing.

Life Savers makes an orange mint flavor.