Penguins

Wendi - Technology Timeline

By wpray
  • First Phone

    First Phone
    My earliest phone memory was of a party line in Idaho. We only had it for a short time before it switched to a personal line.
  • First Office Computers and Printers

    First Office Computers and Printers
    I took a dot matrix print out of snoopy for show and tell. It was a big deal because most people hadn't ever seen a computer or printer.
  • Personal Audio Cassette Player

    Personal Audio Cassette Player
    We would take blank tapes and record songs from Casey Kasem's top 40 count down and then listen to them on our personal players.
  • Electric Typewriter

    Electric Typewriter
    This was my graduation present. We'd only had a manual typewriter at home and this one had autocorrect!
  • First Computer

    First Computer
    This was the first personal computer we used for school. We were excited because it had the big floppy drive and the small drive
  • First Cell Phone

    First Cell Phone
    Our first cell phone was large but it also got really hot the longer that you used it. They later recalled that brand because the battery would start on fire.
  • Personal Printer

    Personal Printer
    Everyone can now print from home instead of going to a print shop
  • Ipad

    Ipad
    I got a grant so that all preschool teachers received an iPad that they could use in their classrooms.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    People post to facebook now instead of printing out pictures and sending to everyone
  • iPhone

    iPhone
    New iPhones replace personal music players, video players, calendars, and computers.