If you lived through the 1980s, then you know it was an amazing decade. It seemed like every month some cool new technology came onto the market. Many of the most popular consumer products today made their mark in the 1980s.
It was a time when indispensable creations like the personal computer, the Walkman and the console hit critical mass and became the definition of popular.
These old snaps will give you a glimpse of the 1980s to see people with technologies in this period.
Young woman with a walkman while reading and smoking |
Beach guys holding beer with a radio cassette player nearby |
Boy playing Odyssey |
Boy and girl on a car with a radio cassette player |
Boy at the computer |
Boy playing video game |
Boy with a Walkman |
Couple playing video games |
Cute blond girl smokes while chatting on a wired-in sleek line phone |
Girl by TV set |
Girl holds a pink radio at the beach |
Girl on phone by TV |
Girl playing PacMan at Coral Springs festival |
Girls with a radio on Hollywood beach, Florida |
Kid watching TV |
Kids playing video game |
Kids pose during an intermission on Commodore 64 computer |
Little girl with a walkman |
Make a phone call |
Man makes a call at the office |
Teenagers at a gameroom |
Teenagers playing handheld game console |
Two women in office. Before offices were computerized and cordless phones |
Woman sitting by an Atari 800 computer |
Woman talking on phone on boat |