Back in my day...

[AllenGregoryIV]

Back in my day
- We had large rotating police lights on our robots
- Bumpers were an obscure rule that no one dreamed of implementing
- We programmed in PBASIC (The emulator was a lot better back than, thanks to rbayer)
- Autonomous mode was brand new, and very unexpected
- Only 4 robots were on the field at a time
- The van door motor was awesome
- The battery counted as part of your weight

This thread made me way to nostalgic. I want to play stack attack again.

Also looking back it's nice to see most of the issues Dr. Joe outlined here have been solved

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Radio Shack had the best RC cars around, and actually sold radio equipment...

Radio Shack never had the best RC cars

[J.Warsoff]

Back in my day, NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys were the most popular bands, I used the AOL software for everything on the internet, and it would be common for my parents to find parts from flashlights, CD players, click pens, and R/C cars scattered all over my room.

Side note on that last one:
Being a robotics nerd started early for me. I could take almost anything mechanical/electrical apart. Problem was, I didn't know how to put most of them back together. Ahhhh, good times.

[Robert Voorhis]

Back in my day...
People ate dinner in the dining room.
People would have to talk face to face instead of texting, and or calling.
You could watch cartoons and see some moral value.
You could go down the street to play with other kids.
People weren't glued to their computer all the time.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

Back in my day... the tubes said FIRST on them. yeah, thats all I got.