So I've been watching many videos of Norfolk & Western 611's trip from Spencer, North Carolina to Roanoke, Virginia. I've noticed that the changes to what we use when Railfanning since she last ran. I'm going to list several that I've thought of. If you can think of that I've missed, go ahead and post it.
1. Video cameras using film are gone. They have since been replaced by cameras using mini CDs, SD cards, and of course, smartphones and tablets.
2. Photo cameras using film are gone. Like the video cameras, they have been replaced by cameras using SD cards, smartphones and tablets.
3. Atlases have mostly been replaced by GPS or map apps.
4. VHS is gone, replaced by DVDs or digital download.
5. The way we share our Railfanning. Now we have many choices, websites where you can post videos, photos, and of course, social websites. And most of these websites are free.
6. The Internet. No longer do you have dial-up Internet, but now high-speed internet via cable, fiber optics, and wi-fi.
7. Laptops. Now we don't have to wait until we get home to put our videos and pictures on our computers, we now can get back to our cars, pull our laptops out of our backpacks, and load our videos and pictures onto our laptops. And if the hotel your staying at has wi-fi, you can immediately upload to the Internet and share it with the world.
8. The smartphone and tablet. They pretty much combined everything you use into one object that you can put in your pocket.
If anyone can think of anything else, post it below.
1. Video cameras using film are gone. They have since been replaced by cameras using mini CDs, SD cards, and of course, smartphones and tablets.
2. Photo cameras using film are gone. Like the video cameras, they have been replaced by cameras using SD cards, smartphones and tablets.
3. Atlases have mostly been replaced by GPS or map apps.
4. VHS is gone, replaced by DVDs or digital download.
5. The way we share our Railfanning. Now we have many choices, websites where you can post videos, photos, and of course, social websites. And most of these websites are free.
6. The Internet. No longer do you have dial-up Internet, but now high-speed internet via cable, fiber optics, and wi-fi.
7. Laptops. Now we don't have to wait until we get home to put our videos and pictures on our computers, we now can get back to our cars, pull our laptops out of our backpacks, and load our videos and pictures onto our laptops. And if the hotel your staying at has wi-fi, you can immediately upload to the Internet and share it with the world.
8. The smartphone and tablet. They pretty much combined everything you use into one object that you can put in your pocket.
If anyone can think of anything else, post it below.
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