[bredren]

Me too. I love this name because I grew up in Oregon.

I also saw the move from rotary to cordless to caller ID. I heard "Shh. I'm talking long-distance" and also played Commander Keen and used Trumpet Winsock to connect at the ultra-fast 14.4k to local BBS's and eventually Teleport, our local ISP.

We also grew up on Nintendo, I'd say that The Wizard starring Fred Savage is possibly an anthemic film since it showed off the most sophisticated game available (SM3) [2]

As a minor point of this group a major non-digital event event of this time was the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens [1], which was the most disastrous volcanic eruption in US history. (Offers some perspective on the wildfire smoke, perhaps.)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Hel... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._3#Developmen...

[underseacables]

Caller ID was amazing. My parents refused to pay for such luxuries and it became something of a status symbol.