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I routinely now work with people who never experienced the world without the internet. When cars, airplanes, radio and TV were first invented (and commercializ
by mirkules 8y ago
I routinely now work with people who never experienced the world without the internet.
When cars, airplanes, radio and TV were first invented (and commercialized), it must have been relatively easier for folks to imagine life before them. Immediate access to information is truly jaw-dropping.
- pavel_lishin 8y agoI had the odd experience of nobody at work recognizing the Sputnik satellite. Granted, I'm probably somewhat nerdier than average, and am originally from Russia, but still - a 0% hit rate seemed odd.
- reaperducer 8y agoI routinely now work with people who never experienced the world without the internet. One of the people I work with didn't know what a tractor feed printer is when I mentioned it to him. And this is an IT (networking) guy.
- jvolkman 8y agoMaybe it's terminology? I had them as a kid but referred to them as "dot matrix".
- LoSboccacc 8y agotractor feed use the tearable holed paper to feed and might or might not be dot matrix, which is how ink gets transferred to paper, you can still find tractor feed lasers around