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just think.. someday there will be whole courses of study in university dedicated to the "middens" of the late 20th century.

http://www.geekwire.com/2014/atari-cartridges-dug/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+geekwire+(GeekWire)


“The findings started out very promising, with an old, dusty Atari 2600 joystick buried in the landfill. Then an “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” cartridge. A box. An instruction manual. And the confirmation of “a lot more down there.” How many more, we don’t know just yet — but at this point, we can safely report that those long-buried cartridges are actually, 100 percent there. Crazy, isn’t it!? And it sounds like some other games are down there, too: Centipede, Space Invaders, Asteroids, and possibly more. “Lots of boxes” is what we’re hearing.”

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I wonder how they will view our time based on our "garbage"

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I wonder how they will view our time based on our "garbage"

Review Al Gore's documentary called "Wall-E"

All that angst little reptile..... :D

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I wonder how they will view our time based on our "garbage"

Well I would suggest if they want to judge us on that look at our naval bases. Cause I never saw as much shit float tested in the rest of my life as I did the 5 years I was in the navy.
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Who will have boxes that can still read those old games?



Some museums.... or.. you never know what the hell you will find at some swap meets.

Then again I still have Apple II's from 1978 in my "collection" as well as my first MAC from 1984.... yes I have way too much JUNK.... well loved JUNK in my home office :D

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Who will have boxes that can still read those old games?



Atari 2600? There are still some out there. They command a premium as "Vintage."

My sister and her family have our old one. It still works fine. The kids (8 & 10) find it hard to believe that those were "state of the art."
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