I don't know how old you are but things pre-internet electronics just worked, because there it was assumed that there was probably connection. Before everything

I don't know how old you are but things pre-internet electronics just worked, because there it was assumed that there was probably connection. Before everything was internet connected. Yes everything did just work until component failure. * Games consoles and games were plug and play. Until the PS3 (late 2000s), none of the game consoles required any sort of updates. Yes there was hardware revisions but what you bought in the box was what you got. * Most computers before the PC was dominate in the UK, just switched on and you operated them. * Mobile phones didn't require updates, the only thing I need to do once was restart the phone because the sim needed to update a setting because I wasn't receiving SMS. These old nokia phones still work btw and my newer smart phones many don't work or can't be updated now. * Almost all my media was on VHS and/or Cassette. As long as the player worked, my media would play. I tend to do a lot of retro-gaming / retro computing now and all this stuff that is pre-internet and doesn't assume an internet connection just works (even on modern operating systems) without much interference. There was of course bad products, but they didn't require an internet connection either so it was just a bad product that you replaced with something better if you cared to.