Ten Things People Had or Used in the 1980s That Most Don’t Anymore

Rotary dials, long tangled cords, and the family’s “kitchen phone” that everyone used.

Recording TV shows and renting movies from Blockbuster every weekend.

Giant portable stereos blasting mix tapes at the park or beach.

Making mix tapes and walking around with a clunky portable music player.

Taking 24 photos and waiting a week to see if any were good.

The home version of Google, taking up an entire bookshelf.

Kept in the glove box and impossible to fold back up right.

The sound of clicking keys and white-out for mistakes.

Adjusting metal rods for a clearer picture and still getting static.

Lining them up on the console to claim “next game.”