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1. ad tape measure!

Wed Jun 2, 2021, 10:22 AM

Jun 2021

..I often wondered how i would explain my smart phone to someone from the past.. 1991 doesnt seem that long ago!

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Everything shown in this 1991 Radio Shack ad can be done with your smartphone. [View all] JuJuChen Jun 2021 OP

ad tape measure! samnsara Jun 2021 #1

Scary. Can't imagine what another 30 years will bring. JenniferJuniper Jun 2021 #2

. Baitball Blogger Jun 2021 #3

pretty sure SOMEONE'S figured those out on a cell JuJuChen Jun 2021 #5

I dunno about the CB stuff, but... IowaGuy Jun 2021 #7

"Check your phone book for the Radio Shack Store nearest you" dalton99a Jun 2021 #6

Technically, your phone can not actually play cassette tapes. eppur_se_muova Jun 2021 #8

my smartphone does not have a cd player nt msongs Jun 2021 #9