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    31 Snapshots of Nostalgic Tech That Once Looked Like the Future (Because It Was)

    There was a time when "the computer chip" sounded like something you'd only hear in science fiction—or a cereal commercial trying to be edgy. But for those of us who grew up during the golden age of beige plastic and blinking LEDs, it was the beginning of something huge. A tiny slice of silicon that promised a future filled with hoverboards, talking robots, and laser tag wristwatches. (whatever that means.)

    The weird part? That "future" is now our past—and it still feels weirdly advanced. Cassette-tape data backups. Infrared remotes the size of bricks. Calculators with more buttons than sense. It was all cutting-edge once, and somehow, it still kind of is. Not because it works better than what we have today—but because it believed it would.

    So whether you remember booting up DOS with a floppy the size of a frisbee, or you just love tech that looks like it came from a 1982 sci-fi prop closet, this list is for you.

    Here are 31 nostalgic throwbacks from the early days of the digital dream—when every beep, blink, and blocky screen still felt like the future calling.

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