“There was a time before the world became ‘instant.’ A time when long-distance calls were a luxury, and the only way to find your friend was to bike to their house and see if their shoes were by the door.

If you grew up in the 60s, 70s, or 80s, you belong to a special generation. We didn’t have Google; we had encyclopedias. We didn’t have Spotify; we had the radio and a blank cassette tape ready to record our favorite song.

In this article, we take a trip down memory lane to revisit the everyday magic that shaped our lives—things that today’s kids might find ‘primitive,’ but we call ‘home.’ From the sound of a rotary phone to the thrill of developing a roll of film, let’s see how many of these you remember!”