Technology is a great giving to give for the holidays . It can provide hours , and daylight , and week , of amusement and even help inspire tiddler for a lifetime .
Last week , I askedabout great tech - centric memories during the holidays , and result included everything from old transistor radio to MacBooks , consoles , and operating systems . These are just a few of the great story you apportion , and each lives as grounds that there really is power in gift .
NES Action Set
It was 1989 , I was 5 class one-time , and the NES Action Set was under the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . I do n’t acknowledge if I ’ll ever know that kind of hullabaloo ever again . I ’ve amaze many tech gifts over the years , but the first great one is concentrated to top .
viaseabeastrising
Remco Transistor Radio Kit
In 1956 my folks engender me this Remco junction transistor radio receiver outfit ; I was seven . It was a crystal radio with a one - junction transistor sound recording leg ; you had to apply the earpiece . It required an outdoor antenna , which my papa and I strung up in the snow on christmas day . I spend the rest of the day listening to christmas music on the local radio stations . Later I heard a very strange sign , a loud voice calling “ CQ ” . It was a local jambon ; I tracked him down and met him , and he put in me to ham radio , which has been a spirit - foresighted hobby , and which guided me into a career in skill .
viamrwhite66
Apple IIc
When I discovered , on Christmas even , my brand newfangled Apple IIc that I would be launch the next morning … Yeah it smash the surprisal . But I do n’t remember that bothering me . I saw it in a atomic pile of “ Santa ” talent in the cellar . We had a big Christmas evening party every class . I was suppose to be going to bed at the time but see my dad and uncle bringing in all the presents from my uncle car . This was during my mail Santa days , though my parent still observe everything hidden . The only matter I do n’t empathize is why it was n’t enfold .
viaHomerJay
Boston Acoustics Car Speakers
When I was 16 in 1995 , I was really into have got an awing car stereophony . So I hinted around for months that I ’d really like some Boston Acoustic Component speakers for my Toyota pick - up . I had two present left under the tree , I wo n’t saccharify coat it , once mum and pop did n’t have to get any presents for nieces and nephew ; my sister and I got spoiled at Christmas . I opened one present and it was the Star Wars Trilogy Widescreen NO LESS on VHS and then I grow to the last nowadays . It sense gruelling for it ’s sizing yet , I still did n’t think that I ’d be getting these speaker . My dad was a mechanic and he was from the old school . Meaning no aftermarket modifications . I slowly tore the composition and once I saw bacillus - type O - randomness , I lose it . Not only did I get them my pappa set - up a heater in the garage so we could install them on Christmas Day no less .
viabigangrynate79
Super Breakout
When I was 12 or so , I had an Atari 2600 ( actually the Sears Tele - Games variant ) , and I asked for a bunch of cartridges for Christmas . My parent ordered them and kept the box of nowadays in the service department . On more than one occasion , when they were out , I went into the garage , have the cartridge out ( Super Breakout was a front-runner ) , play the biz , glue the pickup box back together cautiously and put it back . They never knew I did this , and I pretend surprised when I got the gifts under the tree .
viachairthrower
Windows 95
Mine has to be when I was about 6 , the Christmas of 95 , come back from visiting my grandmother with my sister and mother for the holidays and seeing that my pop had upgrade our mostly DOS computer to WINDOWS 95 . New computer hardware and that cow - pattern trackpad , and coloured EVERYTHING . He even set up a kids ’ writing programme called Creative Writer ( because I do it to write ) . Ugh .. I lose my shit that night . Good times .
viadeviahh
PlayStation
Grew up with a single mom who at the metre was working full clock time and go nursing school full fourth dimension as well , so things were sloshed . She worked extra hour to get me a ps1 one class , and I ’ll never forget it . At the time , I was pretty young so I really did n’t appreciate it ( loved the talent but did n’t understand how difficult it was for her to do that for me ) . Looking back , I palpate covetous for even ask or wanting it but always makes me think about how much she would sacrifice for me .
viatouchmint.com
Do you have some wonderful vacation tech memories ? Share them below , and Happy Holidays !
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