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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Chip Chanko on February 28, 2005, 12:13:00 pm

Title: How many have you owned?
Post by: Chip Chanko on February 28, 2005, 12:13:00 pm: <img src="http://www.mobilepcmag.com/images/features/top100/clapper.jpg" alt=" - " /> Top 100 Gadgets of All Time (http://www.mobilepcmag.com/features/2005_03/top100gadgets.html)
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Post by: ggw on February 28, 2005, 12:20:00 pm: 15
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 28, 2005, 12:25:00 pm: 9
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Post by: brennser on February 28, 2005, 12:30:00 pm: 12
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Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on February 28, 2005, 12:39:00 pm: around 20 ... if you count, say, series2 tivo or gen3 ipod, etc
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Post by: sonickteam2 on February 28, 2005, 12:44:00 pm: 15

Mattel football should have been number one!
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Post by: vansmack on February 28, 2005, 01:29:00 pm: A ridiculously high amount, but I don't think it will surprise anyone as I am fine being one of the bigger computer geeks on the board.

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99. SWINGLINE 747 STAPLER, 2002 (on my desk)
98. PEZ DISPENSER, 1927 (on my desk)
97. MATTEL INTELLIVISION, 1980 (in my closet, would be #1 on my list)
92. POPEIL POCKET FISHERMAN, 1950s
89. RUBIK'S CUBE, 1974 (on my coffee table)
88. BLACK & DECKER DUSTBUSTER, 1979 (in the closet)
87. RADIO SHACK TRS-80 MODEL 100, 1983
82. ALLIANCE GENIE GARAGE DOOR OPENER, 1954
78. KORG WT-10 ELECTRONIC TUNER, 1975 (closet)
77. HASBRO LITE-BRITE, 1967
76. HP OMNIBOOK 300, 1993
75. LASER POINTER, 1980s
72. MASTER LOCK PADLOCK, 1924 (closet)
69. CUISINART FOOD PROCESSOR, 1973 (kitchen)
68. NOKIA 5100 SERIES CELL PHONE, 1998
67. LEATHERMAN PST, 1983 (closet)
65. MATTEL FOOTBALL II, 1978 (coffee table, and I have the white I model where you couldn't pass)
63. MAGLITE FLASHLIGHT, 1979 (closet)
62. SONY WM-F5 SPORTS WALKMAN, 1983
61. MOTOROLA BRAVO NUMERIC PAGER, 1986
57. MATTEL MAGIC 8-BALL, 1946 (closet)
50. ETCH-A-SKETCH, 1960 (pocket one on my keychain)
46. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEAK & SPELL, 1978
43. HANDSPRING VISOR, 1999
40. FALCON DUST-OFF, EARLY 1970s
38. SANDISK COMPACTFLASH CARD, 1994
35. SCREWPULL CORKSCREW, 1979 (kitchen)
31. TREK THUMBDRIVE, 1999
25. NINTENDO GAME BOY, 1989
20. SWISS ARMY KNIFE, 1891 (actually lost it at the airport after 9/11)
19. IBM THINKPAD 701C, 1995
12. APPLE IPOD, 2001 (just got one last week)
10. TIVO SERIES1, 1999 (top 5 in my book)
9. ATARI 2600, 1977 (intellivision was soooo much better)
8. DIAMOND MULTIMEDIA RIO 300, 1998
4. MOTOROLA STARTAC, 1996 (my little black book - god od I miss that thing...)
3. SONY WALKMAN, 1979 (where ever this is now, your iPod will be there too in 7 years)

(and if I didn't use the sony boombox, I had something similar, just like the original VCR, etc. - I easily could have been around 50 using other brands)

And how do you include the telephone, and not the television? And where's the Apple IIe or the Mac? Dual Cassette deck - that was huge! The 33 phono? I could go on and on...
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Post by: Sir HC on February 28, 2005, 06:21:00 pm: At least 25.
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Post by: K8teebug on March 01, 2005, 09:08:00 am: 20. I really miss my Radio Shack trs-80 and my intellivision....I used to play Zork all the time when I was a little tyke.
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Post by: keithstg on March 01, 2005, 10:27:00 am: 21. Actually it was 20, but I was given the Santos as an anniversary present this month.
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Post by: poorlulu on March 01, 2005, 11:33:00 am: 9........

i'm deprived.......sniff
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Post by: tenfifteen on March 01, 2005, 11:44:00 am: 20.
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