Tom wrote:
> I'd be willing to wager the "expert" is under 30 in this case
> [well, ok, perhaps under 40] and thus really doesn't "know"
> what was possible 30 years ago [being of an age when you
> generally don't pay attention to things like that] -- one of
> the more sobering (?) "internet jokes" that circulates every
> few years is "if your child is graduating today, he or she
> wouldn't remember..." and goes on to list things like
> presidents getting shot (at), rotary-dial phones; AUTOMOBILE
> seat-belts with lever style latches [only found in airplanes
> and thrill rides nowadays...] and so on.

Actually, it's no joke.  It's called the Mindset Lists.  I know this because
my Alma Mater - Beloit College, puts it out.  Was Beloit College a good
school?  They taught programming on an HP3000 Series 48!  For this year's
Mindset List:

http://www.beloit.edu/%7Epubaff/releases/mindset_2008.htm

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