OT: Polaroid

mps9506 · 02-09-2008, 11:33 PM

Well in a tragic turn of events Polaroid is going to stop making instant film and I assume instant film cameras since everyone uses digital now.
washingtonpost.com
Guess it's better for the environment but kinda sad from a nostalgic point of view.

Woodstock · 02-09-2008, 11:36 PM

I remember getting one of those. It was fun but expensive. I can understand why they are stopping production.. digital is so much better in so many ways.

naperenterprise · 02-09-2008, 11:42 PM

tell me about it, I'm in the x-ray business and everything is going digital. The x-ray films used are drastically being converted to computed radiography, and digital...

Things are changing fast! Kodak sold there medical division, the whole indusrty is effected...

I'll need a new job soon. Anyone hiring?

Frankie · 02-09-2008, 11:49 PM

my kid doesn't even know what a cassette tape is! The world is changing big time.

charlestonemt · 02-10-2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by naperenterprise

tell me about it, I'm in the x-ray business and everything is going digital. The x-ray films used are drastically being converted to computed radiography, and digital...

Things are changing fast! Kodak sold there medical division, the whole indusrty is effected...

I'll need a new job soon. Anyone hiring?

It's amazing what they do with films now. At night, some of the hospitals here upload CTs and send them to Australia to be read and have them back w/ results in under 30 minutes.

dobejazz · 02-10-2008, 01:48 AM

Anyone remember flash cubes ? I mentioned it at work the other day and my younger co-workers thought I was nuts

kathywithbirds · 02-10-2008, 03:07 AM

wow I remember that stuff.

Did you know a lot of xrays are sent to India to be read now?

boozeman · 02-10-2008, 10:51 AM

any one remember eight track tapes

panmanmatt · 02-10-2008, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by boozeman

any one remember eight track tapes

Yup, with the folded match book slid underneath to keep them playing right. Sitting on them in the car to warm them up in the winter months so they wouldn't drag in the player.

naperenterprise · 02-10-2008, 12:31 PM

Yeah that would the PACS system, they can send the images anywhere in the world in Hi res (DICOM) for other doctors to view on very expensive hi-res monitors... Internet is used in so many ways these days...

I would love to pen my own aquatic / reptile pet store... Just need a million or two to do what I want

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Originally Posted by charlestonemt

It's amazing what they do with films now. At night, some of the hospitals here upload CTs and send them to Australia to be read and have them back w/ results in under 30 minutes.

lcstorc · 02-10-2008, 03:29 PM

I not only remember 8-tracks and cassetes but I remember the converter than allowed you to play cassetes in the 8-track player. I also had the original pong and a remote control with a cord.
Now I feel really old.

mps9506 · 02-10-2008, 07:55 PM

kathywithbirds · 02-10-2008, 09:11 PM

I had an atari and I still have my father's TRS 80 computer complete with the tape recorder used for the cassette tape "floppy disks." He predicted the whole centralization of entertainment, communication and LIFE in general on computers. He made his computer sing "Daisy"... weeks after 2001 came out.

Witfull · 02-10-2008, 09:54 PM

TVs with a dial~

panmanmatt · 02-10-2008, 09:58 PM

Rabbit ears.
Cold stormy nights on the roof adjusting the antennae so you could at least watch 1 or 2 of the 8 channels you got.

02-09-2008, 11:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally stoked dude Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,518 View Gallery Karma Komment	OT: Polaroid Well in a tragic turn of events Polaroid is going to stop making instant film and I assume instant film cameras since everyone uses digital now. washingtonpost.com Guess it's better for the environment but kinda sad from a nostalgic point of view. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,023 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Polaroid I remember getting one of those. It was fun but expensive. I can understand why they are stopping production.. digital is so much better in so many ways. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

02-09-2008, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
naperenterprise Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Polaroid tell me about it, I'm in the x-ray business and everything is going digital. The x-ray films used are drastically being converted to computed radiography, and digital... Things are changing fast! Kodak sold there medical division, the whole indusrty is effected... I'll need a new job soon. Anyone hiring? __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to our Reef Galaxy

02-10-2008, 01:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,246 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Polaroid Anyone remember flash cubes ? I mentioned it at work the other day and my younger co-workers thought I was nuts __________________ Kelli

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,836 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Polaroid wow I remember that stuff. Did you know a lot of xrays are sent to India to be read now? __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Polaroid I not only remember 8-tracks and cassetes but I remember the converter than allowed you to play cassetes in the 8-track player. I also had the original pong and a remote control with a cord. Now I feel really old. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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02-10-2008, 09:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,836 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Polaroid I had an atari and I still have my father's TRS 80 computer complete with the tape recorder used for the cassette tape "floppy disks." He predicted the whole centralization of entertainment, communication and LIFE in general on computers. He made his computer sing "Daisy"... weeks after 2001 came out. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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