Life before Netflix! People reveal the VERY frustrating technical struggles from their childhood – including ‘burning’ CDs and waiting YEARS for files to download
- Nostalgic technical struggles of 2005 have been shared from around the world
- Dated technology includes having low-speed internet and disposable cameras
- People praised the readily available high-speed and low-cost internet of today
While kids of today log onto the internet and listen to their wireless headphones without a second thought, it’s hard for adults to forget the frustrating technical struggles from their childhood.
Taking a trip down memory lane, people from around the world have compiled a list of photos documenting some of the most annoying technical experiences they remember growing up with.
The nostalgic snaps, which have been collated online by Bored Panda, include having to wait weeks to get photos from a disposable camera developed, and the effort taken to ‘burn’ a CD.
Elsewhere, another recalled the length of time it would take to connect the internet on a phone, while a further reminisced over having to text soppy messages from a parent’s phone.
Amongst the photos collated by Bored Panda, one person, from an unknown location, recalled the embarrassment of texting off their parent’s mobile – and hoping they were around when the reply came through
Another, from an unknown location, showed the annoying technical glitch that occurred after opening up too many internet explorer web pages at once
One person, from an unknown location, described having to maintain ‘coolness’ while the song they were singing to started to skip, despite having an ‘anti-skip system’
Another, from an unknown location, told how burning a blank CD with hit songs proved difficult when the disc wasn’t recognised
This music fan, from an unknown location, recalled the stressful experience of making sure all of their favourite CDs were kept in order by storing them in multiple bulky folders
Taking a picture on a disposable camera and not realising your thumb was in the way was a classic technical glitch for this person, from an unknown location, back in the day
This adult, from an unknown location, told how having no Sat-Nav proved tricky back in the day, with drivers having to go old school and print out map directions
Another, from an unknown location, was keen to highlight how children of today do not understand the struggle of having to make sure both your phone and iPod were fully charged
A technical glitch on a Windows computer meant that files stated they would take years to download from the internet – as one person, from an unknown location, recalled
One person, from an unknown location, recalled how ringtones and wallpaper backgrounds did not come cheap, with mobile phone users having to pay for content that was not readily available on Google
One adult, from an unknown location, told how children of 2005 will never know how long it took to get pictures developed from a disposable camera – and how bad they turned out!
This person, from an unknown location, told how connection to the internet used to an expensive luxury, with many parents instructing children told to avoid using it to prevent unwelcome phone bills