tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3691412880004362896..comments2024-03-29T08:01:33.349+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: How Things Have Changed!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44994526403233280412016-02-17T19:46:34.985+00:002016-02-17T19:46:34.985+00:00I started off in accountancy and we we're not ...I started off in accountancy and we we're not allowed to use a machine because it "prevented one from using one's brain". Hmmm.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48254392929052139402016-02-15T11:10:26.475+00:002016-02-15T11:10:26.475+00:00they still use them in "Wealth Management&quo...they still use them in "Wealth Management". that and even though they can read FT online they still all have the pink paper on thier desks. Trust me, old school is best. Also I get a tonne of paper to light my stove as they let me fish it all out of the recycling dust bins. waste not want not.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60673142037014255372016-02-15T04:40:36.471+00:002016-02-15T04:40:36.471+00:00I still recall my days of 'Dial-Up' with h...I still recall my days of 'Dial-Up' with horror. I'd turn on my computer, go and make breakfast, and it still wouldn't have booted up until mid-day; or that's what it felt like.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3874058044486723032016-02-15T04:38:46.941+00:002016-02-15T04:38:46.941+00:00I don't remember a division capability on the ...I don't remember a division capability on the machine I used, but I suppose it wasn't needed. Simple folk brokers!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30613539285245819022016-02-15T00:55:25.961+00:002016-02-15T00:55:25.961+00:00How true! It's amazing how much technology has...How true! It's amazing how much technology has advanced in the past fifty years. The first computer I ever worked with filled an entire room, floor to ceiling, and I had to input the data on a huge stack of IBM cards, and then wait forever to get the results. (All the while praying I hadn't screwed up on the cards.)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32083775037770958752016-02-14T16:01:27.680+00:002016-02-14T16:01:27.680+00:00I worked for a very large and well known tobacco f...I worked for a very large and well known tobacco firm as a shipping clerk. Our calculations (and there were many of them per shipment) were made on a similar machine - division was done by turning the handle the other way and listening for a tinkle of a tiny bell! Our section of 4 girls were the first to get an electric calculator, and we had to do a demonstration in front of managers of other departments. Scary for an 18 year old!Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11523146870660058232016-02-14T15:59:48.642+00:002016-02-14T15:59:48.642+00:00I've done that too. A whole broking company...I've done that too. A whole broking company's annual spreadsheet, with tiny faults all over the place. It took me months to get it right.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48043970495875299782016-02-14T15:58:28.097+00:002016-02-14T15:58:28.097+00:00It would be grand, and probably a little frighteni...It would be grand, and probably a little frightening.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16896111849185940992016-02-14T15:57:09.537+00:002016-02-14T15:57:09.537+00:00Everything moves so fast these day.... except me!Everything moves so fast these day.... except me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66667635783013143412016-02-14T15:20:49.663+00:002016-02-14T15:20:49.663+00:00when the batteries didnt come in on the stationery...when the batteries didnt come in on the stationery order I used one of those.. As it wasnt having to move the receipt paper twice it was actually quicker. Not all tech is better.<br /><br />Spreadsheets are all well and good but if the person who made the spreadsheet did a small thing wrong then it is all wrong. Sometimes you have to check these things manually. I would love one of these for my self. Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62998340721093195772016-02-14T14:44:45.648+00:002016-02-14T14:44:45.648+00:00Oh, to be able to see the changes to come in the n...Oh, to be able to see the changes to come in the next fifty years Cro. Wouldn't that be grand?donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32323352914378708972016-02-14T13:30:57.510+00:002016-02-14T13:30:57.510+00:00I think things changed more quickly in the past 15...I think things changed more quickly in the past 15 years than in the previous 30. The Internet and fast paced, ever changing technology has changed the world for the better and the worst.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7009939862388459802016-02-14T13:23:20.821+00:002016-02-14T13:23:20.821+00:003D printing is still in its infancy, I expect it w...3D printing is still in its infancy, I expect it will be a major part of our lives within a few years. Quite amazing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54797095293483948232016-02-14T13:12:46.042+00:002016-02-14T13:12:46.042+00:00Oh Cro, I am still amazed that I can print things,...Oh Cro, I am still amazed that I can print things, wirelessly, from my computer !!!!! ....... and, my dentist has a 3-D printer to make instant inlays ..... unthinkable only a few years ago. It really makes you wonder what is coming .... I guess every generation says the same thing. Although there are some drawbacks, I am embracing modern technology !!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21572311243671912822016-02-14T12:41:55.722+00:002016-02-14T12:41:55.722+00:00I seem to remember there was some scandal about hi...I seem to remember there was some scandal about him, but I'm not sure. He certainly put-on a good act of being 'pervie'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54094581418704531092016-02-14T12:40:30.398+00:002016-02-14T12:40:30.398+00:00The writing is nice too, but using the wretched th...The writing is nice too, but using the wretched thing was a curse.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66855554631209696262016-02-14T12:11:13.686+00:002016-02-14T12:11:13.686+00:00In the days of the LED calculator, I can remember ...In the days of the LED calculator, I can remember my maths teacher being able to use one of those machines, and an abacus, faster than any of us could use the calculator. Watch with Mother and Charlie Drake.....happy days, although Mr Drake appears a bit pervie to an older me now.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11360758253326472422016-02-14T12:06:43.638+00:002016-02-14T12:06:43.638+00:00I hear you. Still, that Victor Champion adding mac...I hear you. Still, that Victor Champion adding machine (?) is a beauty. I love that gray metal they used to use for such contraptions back in the day.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85388727992027451392016-02-14T12:01:45.884+00:002016-02-14T12:01:45.884+00:00I saw part of that programme last night, when they...I saw part of that programme last night, when they had a Mini, etc. Their 60's home was nothing like I remember!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52648386581447598512016-02-14T11:34:53.558+00:002016-02-14T11:34:53.558+00:00I had to use one of those machines when I worked a...I had to use one of those machines when I worked at the Collector of Taxes in the college hols. What a hateful job in a hateful pace... the money was good tho'.<br />There is a programme on the TV at the moment when a family has their house and lives changed to enable them to live in the 50s,60s,70s etc. Last week was the 60s and the 16yr old was introduced to life with no home phone and the telephone box at the end of the street. I had forgotten "Dial a Disc"!Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18084441948813835592016-02-14T09:45:08.928+00:002016-02-14T09:45:08.928+00:00I marvel at almost everything.I marvel at almost everything.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76524444347981583572016-02-14T09:44:36.408+00:002016-02-14T09:44:36.408+00:00We've lived through a rather amazing period in...We've lived through a rather amazing period in history.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23776347357981076202016-02-14T09:44:06.888+00:002016-02-14T09:44:06.888+00:00And then the elastic band broke!And then the elastic band broke!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65074487880457226532016-02-14T09:40:58.062+00:002016-02-14T09:40:58.062+00:00I still consider my land line to be a luxury.... I...I still consider my land line to be a luxury.... I don't have any other.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42126357053200933192016-02-14T09:40:11.854+00:002016-02-14T09:40:11.854+00:00They have to be seen at the "cutting edge&quo...They have to be seen at the "cutting edge", don't they.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.com