The Laminated Book of Dreams - 1985

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38301877@N05/sets/72157619206330728/

Must have taken ages to scan in.

Amazing what we considered to be 'bleeding edge' back then, and what we
take for granted now.

 

Heh! That's quite fascinating

 

What worries me is the fact that 1985 is now considered "vintage".

 

I think what's most noticeable is how much cheaper things are now than
they were 25 years ago when taken as a percentage of the average wage.

 

In communiqué <1jtlxm3.kuxjtsyjcwhgN%>,

Well certainly "Forgotten Era" at least.

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Some things are just cheaper, too.

I expected it with computers - but even stuff like kitchen gadgets (slow
cookers, toasters, kettles, etc.) are cheaper now than they were then.

 

Argos? Hello?

 

"Made in China"

 

I recently bought a slow cooker for a tenner from Argos. Cheapest one in
the 1985 list seems to be over £20

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38301877@N05/3593465768/in/set-72157619206330728/

£119.95 for a Spectrum, I couldn't afford one then, that's for sure ..

Paul.

 

He's also uploaded a 1976 catalogue and 1986 catalogue.

 

Multiple document/high speed scanners do exist, y'know.

Christ, I feel old.

 

The funny thing is that the Speccy was released in '82. It was still being sold
right up until '92 (according to wikepedia). That's one thing that'll never
happen nowadays...

 

I know this - but you'd still have to take each and every page out of
said catalogue in order to scan it.

Unless he has access to the 'holy grail' - a proper, laminated ex-store
copy.

 

I can't find the spoons.

 

£220 for a 14" colour telly?!

That's got to be the equivalent of a much bigger LCD jobby in today's
monies?

 

Must be a bit shit to be so full of envy at your time in life.

 

It's amazing what putting millions of people in asia into factories
can achieve.

 

I had to do something similar for work recently with my own scanner. I took the
catalogue, sliced down the spine and inserted the pages into the scanner. Okay
it wasn't 200 odd pages (around 70) but I had the job done in less than half
an hour.

 

**** me it must be so flipping hard keeping your balance with that
almighty chip.