Today's generation missed the good stuff

[Glenz75]

I have a cellphone but don't like using it much, only when I really have to and text when needed.

As a kid growing up in the 1980's (34) I recall watching TV and seeing the adverts for computers and basic gaming machines, back then it seemed all so amazing. I remember the excitement when we got out first VCR and new colour TV back in 1984. That VCR is still going (National NV-450) but the TV died years ago.

To me life seem simpler back then, or maybe this is my own perception as I was only a kid? These days it seems that most people are rushing around to get things done rather than slowing down or am I imagining things?

By the way I have been a lurker on this forum for a wee while as I have a collection of b/w and colour TVs.
Here in New Zealand we first got television in 1960 and colour in 1974 for the commonwealth games, so I guess NZ was a little behind the 'eighth ball" in comparison to some other countries.

I have never seen a full tube operated colour TV in the flesh. All our colour sets were full solid state being the 1970's. Some of the 1950s-60's colour sets you guys have are really awesome

I hope to post some pics up of my TV collection one day so you can see some New Zealand made televisions.

Cheers!
Glen