Technostalgia: 20 Misty Memories of Personal Computing

1. The Dial-Up Sound

Go on, get your fix:Yeah, that's the stuff.

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Flick open a browser tab to watch a live broadcast, listen to a new album or play a 3D game. It's almost too easy, which makes the arduous tech of yesteryear feel all the more warm and fuzzy.

In a mere 20 years, we've gone from piles of floppy disks to infinite cloud storage. Dial-up phone connections to fiber optic Internet. AIM chats to Facebook.

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We thought a quick trip down memory lane would offer some nostalgia and a healthy dose of perspective. What are your warmest tech memories? Tell us in the comments.

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