1.

Looking up movie times in a newspaper:

2.

Having the movie theater as the only place you could watch new trailers:

3.

Only being able to see the lyrics to a song by reading them from the album’s liner notes:

4.

Actually being surprised by unlisted hidden tracks at the end of an album:

5.

Only being able to listen to special remixes or exclusive songs if you bought pricey import CD singles:

6.

Printing out directions instead of just giving them a quick search on your phone:

7.

Or having to look up a direction in an atlas (that was always in the car):

8.

Having to rewind a movie after you watched or before — ’cause someone didn’t rewind it the last time they watched it:

9.

Needing two tapes to watch one movie:

11.

Having to watch a movie as a family ’cause for the most part everyone had to share the VCR and TV (and it was the ONLY way you could watch a movie):

12.

Replacing the mini-cassette tapes in the answering machine ’cause it was starting to warp:

13.

Smashing *69 right after being prank-called and turning the tables:

14.

Using a payphone:

15.

Making sure you didn’t miss an episode or season premiere of a TV show you liked because you saw an ad for it in the newspaper or TV Guide:

16.

The trials and tribulations of T9:

17.

The horrors of dial-up internet:

18.

Only being able to access the internet while sitting in front of a computer:

20.

Going through a disgusting amount of burned CDs in a binder in the backseat of a car:

21.

And burning CDs for very specific occasions:

22.

The strength needed just to get the window down:

23.

Ordering clothes or other things from a catalog:

24.

Accidentally taping over your mom’s favorite show:

25.

Balancing a bank account with a checkbook:

26.

Having to watch whatever movie was playing on your flight (’cause there were no on-demand movies or TV channels):

27.

Having to manually shut down to avoid tragedy:

28.

Choosing a cellphone plan based on “free weekends”:

29.

And having limited monthly texting:

30.

The horror upon seeing this screen:

31.

Taking a photo and having NO idea how it would come out until you developed it:

32.

Looking up a word in a physical dictionary:

33.

Having your pockets full of expensive machinery:

34.

Netflix as only a DVD rental subscription service:

35.

And what this relic once said: