tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post907226372779619886..comments2023-11-26T02:45:34.980-06:00Comments on Louisiana Belle: Memory LaneGail Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697820311332653232noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-9969700962399951572011-10-15T14:28:03.103-05:002011-10-15T14:28:03.103-05:00Anyone whose worked in an office over any length o...Anyone whose worked in an office over any length of time has seen a plethora of technologies come and go... I started when mimeographs were still in use and carbon paper prior to the advent of the first Xerox copiers in the late 1960s...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-66471655814832918012011-10-14T17:10:54.289-05:002011-10-14T17:10:54.289-05:00Hi Gail. Just read your blog "In Gratitude,&...Hi Gail. Just read your blog "In Gratitude," thanks so much for sharing. The excerpt from the book was what I needed to hear at this moment in regards to our own son. Its not a painful situation but just an area where I have to let go and realize that God is in control and He can do a much better job at looking after our son than I can...so thanks...Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638378889152815830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-6302004656414422002011-10-14T17:05:15.547-05:002011-10-14T17:05:15.547-05:00Loved reading your memory lane in technology...wow...Loved reading your memory lane in technology...wow...things have come a long way. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend too!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638378889152815830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-60295235343174559482011-10-14T07:47:25.685-05:002011-10-14T07:47:25.685-05:00That was a fun trip down memory lane! What a great...That was a fun trip down memory lane! What a great picture of you "working" in your pretty dress :) It is exciting to see all the new gadgets. I'm anxious to get a Kindle soon.<br /><br />That eye chart is too much!septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-41828303132112084152011-10-14T00:08:36.930-05:002011-10-14T00:08:36.930-05:00Remember when the fonts were only in orange or gre...Remember when the fonts were only in orange or green?! We've come a long way :) The fax machine still boggles my mind - photocopy in one place and it comes out in another. XOLTravel With Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646026064261601469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-81985564054589812372011-10-13T22:21:29.308-05:002011-10-13T22:21:29.308-05:00Ha ha, seems we've traveled the same road. I ...Ha ha, seems we've traveled the same road. I wonder what technology will be in 20 years. I'm sure it'll be wild!Laura Delegal - Leroy Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013642027767392349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-79594069825239522992011-10-13T18:56:50.488-05:002011-10-13T18:56:50.488-05:00haha i remember the floppy disks but i have NO ide...haha i remember the floppy disks but i have NO idea that there was an OCK key!!!<br /><br />You look great!<br /><br />Big hugs<br />LeontienLeontienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311969195332643600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-9499341167225673482011-10-13T15:03:07.393-05:002011-10-13T15:03:07.393-05:00Well, Gail, that was a real blast into the past! V...Well, Gail, that was a real blast into the past! Very interesting evolution of computers. You had a head start on most of us.<br /><br />♥charlotteCharlotte Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663269810397022314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-74009460526207054892011-10-13T11:59:34.357-05:002011-10-13T11:59:34.357-05:00Amazing walk down Memory Lane Gail! The sign made...Amazing walk down Memory Lane Gail! The sign made me cringe, remembering the Sexual Harassment classes I once taught at work! And what losers your bosses were!<br /><br />My first computer was a MTST machine, which used a tape. Stop codes would be entered at appropriate places, so when played back (typing on paper) it stopped when stop code came up and the correct info would be added. I was using it for prospectuses, contracts and advertisements for timber sales, among other documents.hootnonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022385102821778210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-60080276015743575802011-10-13T07:37:03.144-05:002011-10-13T07:37:03.144-05:00Wow Gail you are amazing! Truly a nice visit to me...Wow Gail you are amazing! Truly a nice visit to memory lane!Rosemary Aubuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131260177543328683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-17012117848545770432011-10-12T23:14:05.353-05:002011-10-12T23:14:05.353-05:00This was a fun walk down technology memory lane! ...This was a fun walk down technology memory lane! How far we've come! Great story!Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-50714682107541865032011-10-12T19:43:12.650-05:002011-10-12T19:43:12.650-05:00I certainly have enjoyed this post...We have come ...I certainly have enjoyed this post...We have come a long way, haven't we?<br />For a moment there, I thought for sure that you must be the writer for the TV show, "Parenthood". I so love this show, and your words carried me right to it..<br />Love the picture of you at the desk..Your boss must have had a great sense of humor...<br />Blessings,<br />shug.Shughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287830519297050445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-23312615163290997372011-10-12T19:01:33.632-05:002011-10-12T19:01:33.632-05:00Ha! When I was in high school, the only people wh...Ha! When I was in high school, the only people who took computer classes were the folks who planned to get jobs as secretaries after graduation. The rest of us didn't think we needed those classes for our big time career plans. LOL.Hula Girl at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818235856941945733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-60991800179937908242011-10-12T12:39:59.663-05:002011-10-12T12:39:59.663-05:00I love your trip down the Memory Lane - brings bac...I love your trip down the Memory Lane - brings back some of my own, too. I also remember my first contact with a Macintosh and the mouse... :-)Rosie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851804926095533117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-75360074954558242692011-10-12T11:05:18.548-05:002011-10-12T11:05:18.548-05:00Quite the trip! When I worked while in college S...Quite the trip! When I worked while in college Selectric typewriters were the bane of my existence....I worked for the Department of Information and had to type college news releases for all the state newspapers....on STENCILS! Mistakes had to be corrected with a special fluid. No computers until about 10 years into my teaching career. Remember "Thinking...Thinking...Thinking"?Evelyn S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02139868988311962712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-68005857060775215322011-10-12T08:50:26.252-05:002011-10-12T08:50:26.252-05:00I was just talking to one of my patients yesterday...I was just talking to one of my patients yesterday about how we all grew up without cell phones. And how I seriously thought that I would never use texting that much. Let's just say, I'm glad for unlimited texting!! It's the easiest way for my husband and I to communicate our day/week!Starlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075522354027547485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-27978974637317048202011-10-12T08:37:19.142-05:002011-10-12T08:37:19.142-05:00Thanks so much for the stroll down memory lane.. I...Thanks so much for the stroll down memory lane.. I remember when the office I worked in brought in a fax machine.. I was so amazed.. I really couldn't figure out how it work.. But I remember thinking it was so cool!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052655796247020555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-2659512167736467732011-10-12T07:16:28.410-05:002011-10-12T07:16:28.410-05:00Delightful trip down Memory Lane, Gail!Delightful trip down Memory Lane, Gail!Pathttp://bailey-road.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-60367924894006940972011-10-12T01:00:48.397-05:002011-10-12T01:00:48.397-05:00Oh, I can so relate! I well remember the freezing ...Oh, I can so relate! I well remember the freezing rooms filled with walls of computers. I got my first Mac in 1987 or 88 and have been working on one every day since. Right now on my desk I have an iMac, a second Cinema Display, an iPad, an iPhone and a Mac Book Pro. I'm in my own Mac bubble. :)<br /><br />I LOVE that photo of you in your dress. How amazing. And the phone, wow!<br /><br />p. s. we still have some floppies like this, yikes!<br /><br />xoGeorgiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298718026210625558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-21338237117353216832011-10-12T00:41:16.780-05:002011-10-12T00:41:16.780-05:00Interesting trip down memory lane. So much has cha...Interesting trip down memory lane. So much has changed in such a short time. I remember buying floppy disks like this one!Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-68433102518518132502011-10-11T22:21:06.869-05:002011-10-11T22:21:06.869-05:00Fascinating glimpse into your connections with tec...Fascinating glimpse into your connections with technology. I remember the carbon papers and typewriters and am thankful for the ease of computers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-25584339155429530502011-10-11T19:32:20.749-05:002011-10-11T19:32:20.749-05:00Loved your stroll down memory lane...loved all tho...Loved your stroll down memory lane...loved all those photos too. It makes me think of some of the nightmarish jobs and people I've encountered while working. As for technology, it's so odd looking back and seeing how much things have changed in such a short amount of time isn't it?Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974419983321226169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-31846312999426917192011-10-11T18:27:45.460-05:002011-10-11T18:27:45.460-05:00I loved walking through these memories with you (a...I loved walking through these memories with you (and the photo of you!!) My first experience was a programming class at the University of Houston - we wrote the programs and had to type them up on keypunch cards, hand them through the window to a person who fed them into a computer the size of my bathroom! Then I'd get a printout with an error on it and have to start all over... thank the good Lord for people like Jobs who kept improving technology!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-39326524094933802872011-10-11T17:46:59.963-05:002011-10-11T17:46:59.963-05:00You and I entered the work world about the same ye...You and I entered the work world about the same year, Gail. Funny, I had a boss that tried to kiss my on the neck at the receptionist's desk. He was married and had about 10 kids, if I recall. Geez!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064619473180096184.post-87874976197500548742011-10-11T17:16:56.519-05:002011-10-11T17:16:56.519-05:00memory lane regarding computers and cell phones ca...memory lane regarding computers and cell phones can make me feel really old....<br /><br />won't it be interesting to see what continues to develop for our kids....can you imagine them in their 80's thinking how old the ipad and iphones are....<br /><br />oh technology :)bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.com