Pre-oldfag thread How did you learn about the world before the

>>66592372
back in my day the encyclopedias were printed and windows didnt have a gui

>>66592451
Yeah this I learned it all from one of those "international almanacs"

>>66592451
this. only thing amazed you while checking it was the population and the size of the lakes

I kind of miss the feeling of the unknown that we had back then when reading. You had just a short glimpse of what a country could look like and had to imagine the rest. I think it was good for the brain.

the radio

parents gave me a set of puzzles (6, one for each continent except Antarctica) of the world map. also cable movies

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>>66592451
>windows didnt have a gui

>>66593100
before windows 1.0

>>66592372
Atlas and encyclopedias

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Oh god, I remember Encarta.
There was this little mini-game where you went through a maze and answered random trivia questions. I still remember how mad I was they discontinued it.

The sound of dial-up! AOL! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LIFE

>>66593262
Mindmaze was epic

>>66593262
Remember the languages phrasebook?

https://youtu.be/dsCZ2Q6vJuE

>>66592372
You learnt everything from the (((media))).