25 Tech Moments That Defined Your Childhood

AIM, Mario Kart, and 56K Internet: those were the days.

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It's amazing to think about how much technology has changed since you were a kid. Downloading a song used to take as long as it takes to download an entire season of Game of Thrones now. The word "Myspace" wasn't automatically followed with mocking laughter. You were happy to have a cell phone that didn't double as a computer. Just as your childhood had important social milestones like your first kiss and your senior prom, there were also important tech milestones like that time you finally "pwned" your friends in Halo and would never again be referred to as a n00b.

Technology changes so much that no two generations, or even two people born a year apart, experience technology in quite the same way. Because of this, technology is forever intertwined with your childhood experience: it is part of what made it unique. From your first Internet connection to the worst search engines, these are 25 Tech Moments That Defined Your Childhood.

Taping Your Favorite Show on VHS

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Mapquesting Directions to Your Friend's House

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Installing Windows Updates on Your Home PC

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*69-ing a Prank Call

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Going to the Library to Use the Internet

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Upgrading the Family Cable Package

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Using a Worthless Search Engine

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Learning the Joys of Mining in Warcraft/Starcraft

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Posting in Your Live Journal

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Forgetting to Save Your Term Paper

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Feeding Your Tamagotchi

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Launching a Red Turtle Shell in Mario Kart

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Making a Mix CD for a Crush

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Learning to Use Powerpoint

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Cheating with a Scientific Calculator

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Attending Halo Parties

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Getting Your First iPod

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Enduring the Agony of a 56K Connection

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Playing Oregon Trail in School

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Having Your Phone Taken Away for Texting in Class

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Downloading a Song from Napster

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Creating Your Myspace Account

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3. Making Your AIM Screenname

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Getting Your First Cell Phone

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Realizing You Know More About Computers than Your Parents

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