fluffmugger:

sahdirah:

mm-imagerie:

do-you-have-a-flag:

technology related sensory memories from my childhood

• sliding the metal cover on floppy disks
• the slight resistance of inserting cassette and video tapes
• ripping off the strips of holed paper off of dot matrix printer paper 
• rolling the wheel on a disposable camera to take another photo

The heaviness and rubber texture of the roller ball in a computer mouse, and the little ring of lint

Unkinking the curly cord of a telephone while you talked

The -peww sound and slowly fading image of a crt monitor turning off, and then running your finger through the static on the dusty glass

The crunch of opening or closing a plastic Disney vhs cover

The sound effects in kidpix

Extending and collapsing metal antennas and using them as magic wands

…God, it is so weird these things aren’t around any more. Cause it’s true, the sensations are so distinct. It’s bizarre to think about missing these tiny relics.

• The ditditditditdit  of a rotary dial phone setting back to zero after you spun up a number
• The weird fart smell of non-leaded petrol compared to leaded, back when it was new and unusual
• The subtle give under your teeth of the rubber on an Atari joystick as you chewed on it
• The CHONK  of a TV dial as you changed channels