Brooke's Personal Technology Journey

By jbrooke
  • Atari

    Atari
    I remember playing Breakout, Donkey Kong and PacMan with my brothers on Atari.
  • Microwave Oven

    Microwave Oven
    I remember when our family got our first microwave and it was so large that it had its own separate cart!
  • Eight Track

    Eight Track
    Even though we had audio tapes, I remember listening to Grease on my dad's old Eight Track Player. It was encased in an entire piece of furniture and he couldn't give it up.
  • VCR

    VCR
    It was a special treat when my family would go to Allen's Supersave and rent a VCR and a movie on the weekend.
  • Mobile Phone

    Mobile Phone
    My parents bought my grandma a mobile phone so that she wouldn't miss any phone calls while she was working in her yard. She put it in her apron pocket and went outside, but couldn't understand how it could work outside without a cord.
  • Tape Player

    Tape Player
    For Christmas each year a got a piece of equipment for my stereo. I was thrilled when I got my tape player and could record my own mixes off of the radio.
  • CD player

    CD player
    Eventually I got my own CD player too!
  • Cell phone

    Cell phone
    A year after I was married my husband bought me my first cell phone. It was bulky and heavy!
  • Nintendo DS

    Nintendo DS
    My twin boys got Nintendo Gameboys to play. They were portable and could go anywhere!
  • iPhone

    iPhone
    My first iphone - Wow!