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New technology has it's advantages. For example, new computers have a lot more storage capacity than older ones. People like the advantages. Also I think that new technology lets people have it both ways: they can socialize online without actually having to socialize face to face. Tell your sister that you would like to talk to her and ask her to shut everything off because you want to have a serious conversation. Then tell her what you said here about missing her because she is so engrossed with her gadgets.

I find that the keys on the newer keyboards get stuck and the letters fade. This did not happen with the keyboard on the my old school computer. CD's have better sound quality than digital music. Boomboxes were awesome, but that's more nostalgia for me than actual better function. I'm partial to the mini-shelf systems.



I like flat screens because they are easier to move around and take up a lot less space than tube t.v.'s. That being said, the disadvantage is that flat screens look dark from certain angles.

Touch screens are not new technology contrary to popular belief. We had an old school Hewlett Packard from the early 80's that was a touch screen. No lie. For the touch screen function to work you had to use a weird battery, size N if i remember correctly. It was fun to play solitaire on, but the green screen hurt my eyes if I stared at it for too long. We kept around because of all the awesome card games on it until recently when the touch function stopped working and we were unable to find the N battery.

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