Skills

Recent Changes

CalculatingTHAC0 . . . May 16, 2008, at 02:51 AM by Ytoaloho ?: KNohicDRtWUjHUaXhZn
ShaveWithAStraightRazor . . . May 10, 2008, at 08:49 PM by ciao ?:
Skills . . . May 09, 2008, at 08:57 AM by Lisa Ruppert ?: This was a necessary skill when I was growing up!
UnsnappingABraWithoutTheGirlNoticing . . . May 09, 2008, at 07:32 AM by KASEEYY ?:
SkatingOnMetalWheels . . . May 09, 2008, at 06:09 AM by jj john ?:
KickStartingAMotorcycle . . . May 06, 2008, at 05:54 PM by BSABill ?:
DrivingACar . . . May 05, 2008, at 07:20 AM by mike ?:
ExtendingTheAntennaOnTheCellphone . . . May 05, 2008, at 02:40 AM by Kris ?:
GappingThePointsInADistributor . . . May 04, 2008, at 05:13 PM by ChevyBob ?:
PlayingMarbles . . . May 04, 2008, at 04:07 PM by Frank Ramirez ?:
PerformingADiagnosticPeritonealLavageInATraumaPatient . . . May 04, 2008, at 09:15 AM by snipergirl:
UsingAnAddingMachine . . . May 03, 2008, at 01:17 AM by bjvowgsz ?: cJVqpHGl
BlowingTheDustOutOfANintendoCartridge . . . April 30, 2008, at 08:15 PM by Matt ?: Massive cleanup, debate in the talk page please
UntanglingTheCordOfATelephone . . . April 30, 2008, at 09:39 AM by kfarrell ?:
UsingCorrectionFluid . . . April 30, 2008, at 09:33 AM by kfarrell ?:
Penpals . . . April 29, 2008, at 03:45 AM by Matt ?:
MakingIce-CreamWithAHand-crankFreezer . . . April 29, 2008, at 03:18 AM by Matt ?:
LivingLifeWithoutCellphones . . . April 29, 2008, at 03:02 AM by Matt ?:
PDP-1AssemblyLanguageProgramming . . . April 28, 2008, at 02:13 PM by John Sauter ?:
ZIPpingArchivesAcrossMultipleFloppyDisks . . . April 27, 2008, at 07:09 PM by David Johnson ?:
AndItsUseInEnglish . . . April 27, 2008, at 03:46 PM by bvbv ?: yes
HandCrankACarToStartIt . . . April 27, 2008, at 10:02 AM by Josepy ?: fixed the field, went obsolete etc. and made it viewable on page
UsingAnAbacus . . . April 27, 2008, at 09:58 AM by Josepy ?: added field
ReversePolishNotation . . . April 24, 2008, at 03:26 PM by Professor Schultz ?:
CommonSense . . . April 24, 2008, at 10:30 AM by Mr Trarawyahoocom ?:
ChangingVacuumTubes . . . April 23, 2008, at 02:03 PM by David Blyth ?: Added to exceptions
HowToLive . . . April 23, 2008, at 01:37 PM by Mr Trarawyahoocom ?:
InsertingOneAdditionalLetterIntoTheMiddleOfATypedLineWithATypewriter . . . April 22, 2008, at 09:15 PM by losfjy ?: ywWByquaJMg
DeliveringMilkToHomes . . . April 22, 2008, at 01:30 PM by Unistat ?:
Phrenology . . . April 22, 2008, at 09:59 AM by anonymous ?:
InstallingLinuxFromFloppyDisks . . . April 21, 2008, at 12:38 PM by Jaqui ?:
UsingATrackBallMouse . . . April 18, 2008, at 06:27 PM by Derrick G ?: Trackballs
Super8FilmCuttingAndEditing . . . April 18, 2008, at 03:30 PM by manimal347 ?:
MicrosoftOffice . . . April 18, 2008, at 03:23 PM by manimal347 ?:
AligningTheHeadsOnAFiveAndAQuarterInchFloppyDrive . . . April 18, 2008, at 03:19 PM by manimal347 ?: I've seen many a misaligned 3.5" that writes disks no other drive can read
DriveAManualTransmissionStickShift . . . April 18, 2008, at 03:18 PM by manimal347 ?:
CP4M . . . April 18, 2008, at 03:12 PM by manimal347 ?:
LoadingAReelToReelTapeDrive . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:52 PM by manimal347 ?:
UsingANewsreader . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:46 PM by manimal347 ?:
SettingUpAScreenSaverToAvoidBurnedInImageOnTheCRT . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:42 PM by manimal347 ?: somebody please explain how only old mono tubes burned in: screensavers were about fashion for most
GettingOffTheCouchToChangeChannelsOnYourTVSet . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:39 PM by manimal347 ?:
CompressingAHDDToMakeVitalSpace . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:34 PM by manimal347 ?:
RewindingVCRTapes . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:31 PM by manimal347 ?: In North America, VHS rental was common through 2003 or so.
AdjustingRabbitEarsOnTopOfATV . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:30 PM by manimal347 ?:
ConnectingToABBSThroughAnAcousticCouplerAt300Baud . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:26 PM by manimal347 ?:
DialingARotaryPhone . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:21 PM by manimal347 ?:
CrankingTheEngineOnAFordModelT . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:18 PM by manimal347 ?: Model A also had backup crank system in case of electrical failure
DBaseI . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:16 PM by manimal347 ?:
PayingWithCash . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:15 PM by manimal347 ?:
CleaningHeadOfAVCR . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:12 PM by manimal347 ?: Deleting until we get proof. The price quoted is about four times a good replacement VCR of '92!
RespoolingAChewed-upVCRTapeOrAudioCassette . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:10 PM by manimal347 ?:
Double-speedTape-to-TapeCopying . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:07 PM by manimal347 ?: Midisystems didn't start dropping these decks till a few years ago
LoadingFilmIntoA35MmCamera . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:02 PM by manimal347 ?:
MakingElectronicTubes . . . April 18, 2008, at 02:00 PM by manimal347 ?:
FindingChannelsOnUHF . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:54 PM by manimal347 ?:
WordStar . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:47 PM by manimal347 ?:
AdjustingTheTrackingOnAVCR . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:40 PM by manimal347 ?: Autotrack decks are also manually adjustable.
AdjustingTheHeadAzimuthOfACommodoresDatassette . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:37 PM by manimal347 ?: Games came on cassette tapes till the death of C64 software.
UsingTheEraserRibbonOnATypewriter . . . April 18, 2008, at 01:34 PM by manimal347 ?: Wang displace Selectric? I think not.
FaxingADocument . . . April 18, 2008, at 09:25 AM by TarrVetus ?: Restored lost previous data; combined edits and additional information.
Anti-warProtesting . . . April 17, 2008, at 11:33 PM by Anonymous ?: cleared out this rubbish article, it' just a load of one sided political bitching
EditingDatesAndTimeSourceCodeForY2K . . . April 17, 2008, at 09:15 PM by Vernon RJ Schmid esqtelusnet ?: Added mention of Y10K.
LetterWriting . . . April 17, 2008, at 09:10 PM by Vernon RJ Schmid esqtelusnet ?: Corrected "Abilito"; noted templates
PlasteringByHandWithLath . . . April 17, 2008, at 03:56 PM by Mike Harris ?:
DoubleDe-clutching . . . April 17, 2008, at 03:25 PM by Mike Harris ?: "Crash boxes" used until the early 70's
Netware . . . April 17, 2008, at 07:53 AM by JasonH ?: Netware isn't obsoloete yet.
AssemblyProgramming . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:23 PM by csh ?:
BatchFileProgramming . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:21 PM by csh ?:
BootingOffAFloppyDisk . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:19 PM by csh ?:
CheatingAtComputerGamesUsingALoaderOrBinaryPatch . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:18 PM by csh ?:
DarkroomPhotographySkills . . . April 16, 2008, at 05:11 PM by csh ?:
MakingCrankCalls . . . April 16, 2008, at 12:03 AM by Mikey ?:
StartingAFireByDrillingAStickIntoAnotherPieceOfWood . . . April 15, 2008, at 09:34 AM by dasy2k1 ?: writing the article
MakingAMixedTape . . . April 14, 2008, at 11:14 AM by Chris Ball ?:
SavingSoftDrinkBottlesAmpTakingThemToGroceryStoreToGetYourDepositBack . . . April 13, 2008, at 07:13 PM by WJohnston ?: Created page
CuttingAGestetnerStencil . . . April 13, 2008, at 06:42 PM by WJohnston ?: Created page
UsingPunchCards . . . April 12, 2008, at 08:27 PM by Pierre Cloutier ?:
CreatingAMimeographMaster . . . April 12, 2008, at 07:12 PM by Dave H ?:
ProgrammingInJava . . . April 12, 2008, at 05:08 PM by Daniel C Sobral ?:
Handwriting . . . April 12, 2008, at 04:32 PM by Geoffrey ?:
TypingAndSendingATelex . . . April 12, 2008, at 03:28 PM by Theresa O'Connor ?: Additional information about use of the teletype.
NavigateUsingALORAN . . . April 12, 2008, at 05:25 AM by SM ?:
Multics . . . April 11, 2008, at 08:46 AM by Nick Green ?:
CreditCardImprinter . . . April 10, 2008, at 01:18 PM by WilliB ?:
GeneralConversation . . . April 10, 2008, at 10:57 AM by Matthew Stefanson ?:
CursiveHandwriting . . . April 10, 2008, at 10:44 AM by Matthew Stefanson ?:
PeeringThroughAKeyhole . . . April 10, 2008, at 02:26 AM by Ian Watson ?:
RepairingAn8-trackTapeCartridge . . . April 09, 2008, at 11:35 PM by twvr mwkc ?: twvr mwkc
UnderstandingRomanNumbers . . . April 09, 2008, at 04:31 PM by TeraBlight ?: Expanded, added mnemonic
CutandPaste . . . April 09, 2008, at 01:05 PM by M A Gilbert ?:
AddingWaterToCarBatteries . . . April 09, 2008, at 12:30 PM by Alastair ?:
TelegraphOperator . . . April 09, 2008, at 12:22 PM by Robin Bodnaruk ?: Telegram Delivery Boy
MemorizingMultiplicationTables . . . April 09, 2008, at 11:37 AM by Greg Hawkins ?: Only if you want to stay poor
UsingAnOdhnerTypePin-wheelCalculator . . . April 06, 2008, at 06:55 AM by Oliver ?:
CommandLineProgrammingForEdlin . . . April 04, 2008, at 06:37 PM by David R Tribble ?: Windows Notepad
WindowsFaultFinding . . . April 03, 2008, at 03:50 PM by thundt ?:
LettingYourFingersDoTheWalking . . . April 03, 2008, at 03:40 PM by thundt ?:
SigningUpMultipleTimesToAMail-orderRecordClubToObtainFreeMusic . . . April 03, 2008, at 03:31 PM by thundt ?:
ManageAMVSMainframe . . . April 01, 2008, at 10:20 AM by Person ?:
JCLJob-codeLanguageCodingNeededToSubmitProgramsToMainframe . . . April 01, 2008, at 10:16 AM by Person ?: JCL is still useful
SharpeningARazorBlade . . . March 31, 2008, at 06:03 PM by bck ?: Fixed formatting
UsingABeerCanOpener . . . March 31, 2008, at 04:48 PM by John ?: Still used
OpeningAWineBottle . . . March 31, 2008, at 04:34 PM by John ?: Far from obsolete
CenteringTextOnATypewriter . . . March 28, 2008, at 07:49 PM by bck ?:
LevelDesignFor2dGamesLikeDoomAndDuke . . . March 27, 2008, at 07:30 AM by CN ?: spelling and grammar
KnobAndTubeHouseWiring . . . March 24, 2008, at 10:40 PM by FrameRotBlues ?: Added Romex type, NEC code note
DraftingWithPencilsAndT-square . . . March 24, 2008, at 08:02 PM by Glier ?:
CarbonCopyPaper . . . March 24, 2008, at 10:27 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
MakingAChainOfPop-tops . . . March 23, 2008, at 01:02 PM by doctormatt ?: fleshed out the entry
ActionReplayCartridgeUse . . . March 22, 2008, at 06:07 AM by vjouppi ?:
UsingASlideRule . . . March 21, 2008, at 01:42 PM by Stefan Vorkoetter ?: Fixed my fix.
ComptometerOperator . . . March 19, 2008, at 06:09 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
SearchingIraqForWeaponsOfMassDestruction . . . March 17, 2008, at 04:49 PM by Alex the Ninja ?: Bush sucks!
InsertingAGameCartridgeAtJustTheRightAngleToMakeItWork . . . March 17, 2008, at 12:01 PM by eldavo ?:
PornNotFromTheInternet . . . March 17, 2008, at 02:03 AM by ChrisTheAdMan ?:
PlantingAVictoryGarden . . . March 16, 2008, at 03:48 PM by jeannenehansen ?:
UsingAFountainPen . . . March 15, 2008, at 06:28 PM by fennec ?: remove [[~Saint Fnordius]]
FONTTag . . . March 15, 2008, at 06:22 PM by fennec ?:
ALGOLProgramming . . . March 15, 2008, at 10:27 AM by Geoffrey ?:
ModemToModemComputerGaming . . . March 14, 2008, at 02:19 PM by Crooked Paul ?:
AsbestosInstallation . . . March 13, 2008, at 09:25 PM by CuppaJo ?:
CleaningTheCarbonOutOfSparkPlugsSoTheyCanBeFiledGappedAndReused . . . March 13, 2008, at 04:39 PM by Jollyrgr ?:
RecordingWindowsMacros . . . March 13, 2008, at 01:40 PM by gzuckier ?:
DBaseIV . . . March 13, 2008, at 11:47 AM by David H Dennis ?: dBase III/IV: An ancient database
Niezen . . . March 12, 2008, at 02:58 PM by djt ?:
SpeakingBritishEnglish . . . March 12, 2008, at 02:57 PM by MoonCat ?:
ReadingADictionaryOrEncyclopedia . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:55 AM by kraftwerk ?:
PlayingAMusicalInstrument . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:52 AM by kraftwerk ?:
Longbow-Training . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:46 AM by kraftwerk ?:
KnappingFlint . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:43 AM by kraftwerk ?:
GSMAndGPRSMobileSystems . . . March 12, 2008, at 11:39 AM by kraftwerk ?:
FormattingAFloppy . . . March 12, 2008, at 04:51 AM by Aurelien ?: OS X edit
WordPerfect5 . . . March 12, 2008, at 12:29 AM by bck ?:
RememberingPasswords . . . March 11, 2008, at 04:26 PM by Jollyrgr ?:
AimingC-bandSatelliteDish . . . March 11, 2008, at 04:18 PM by Jollyrgr ?:
MapReading . . . March 11, 2008, at 03:59 PM by Jollyrgr ?:
DOS . . . March 11, 2008, at 12:33 PM by nflenz ?:
UsingATuningFork . . . March 11, 2008, at 10:18 AM by Phil Brooks ?:
SearchingACardCatalog . . . March 11, 2008, at 09:55 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
LibraryHand . . . March 11, 2008, at 09:50 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
SmallTalkProgramming . . . March 11, 2008, at 06:36 AM by Tim Bedford ?:
PickDatabaseDevelopment . . . March 11, 2008, at 06:09 AM by Dave Ross ?: headings
DoingA50-linePascalTriangleInModulo10 . . . March 11, 2008, at 05:46 AM by Razan ?:
BuildingAnAppleTalkNetworkUsingPhoneNet . . . March 11, 2008, at 05:16 AM by Wormwood ?: Slow Phase-out due to legacy building wiring
ProgrammingInDBaseOrClipper . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:37 PM by Lagerdalek ?:
OperatingAnAgitatorWashingMachineAndClothesRinger . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:32 PM by dorkypants ?:
FORTRANProgramming-ThoughTheLogicIsStillGood . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:23 PM by dorkypants ?: it's not dead, it's pinein'!!!
Journalism . . . March 10, 2008, at 07:45 PM by silly ?:
HyphenationAndJustificationOfAPageOfType . . . March 10, 2008, at 06:52 PM by Will Robertson ?:
LightingACarbideMinersLamp . . . March 10, 2008, at 06:36 PM by tuco ?:
Optimizing640K-worthOfMemory . . . March 10, 2008, at 05:03 PM by Matt G ?: Pointed out that 640K (or less) is still *very* in embedded systems.
ATCommandsForDial-upModems . . . March 10, 2008, at 04:36 PM by Dwonis ?: Response was "OK", not "+OK". ("+OK" is from POP3)
Ties . . . March 10, 2008, at 04:28 PM by PG ?:
CheatingAtComputerGamesByModifyingSaveGameFilesWithAHexEditor . . . March 10, 2008, at 01:51 PM by jmstreiner ?:
COBOL . . . March 10, 2008, at 12:51 PM by Vanish ?:
AppleSoftBasic . . . March 10, 2008, at 11:47 AM by Eli White ?: Applesoft BASIC Programming
BuyARollOfFilm . . . March 10, 2008, at 11:19 AM by Alan ?:
FidoNetToInternetGateway . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:20 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
StartingACarByRemovingTheAirFilterAndHoldingTheFlutterValveOpen . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:17 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
SwitchingFromTVModeToGameModeOnTheBoxBehindTheTv . . . March 10, 2008, at 10:16 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
PausingAnINNNewsServerToExpireOldArticlesFromTheSystem . . . March 10, 2008, at 09:35 AM by jmstreiner ?:
RunningHardDrivePatternChecks . . . March 10, 2008, at 09:05 AM by GEDGMO ?:
PunchingADrumCardForAKeypunchMachine . . . March 10, 2008, at 08:28 AM by GEDGMO ?:
Desk-checkingProgramsBeforeSubmittingToMainframe . . . March 09, 2008, at 05:09 PM by Richard Grossman ?: Description of "Desk-checking" program code.
DeweyDecimalSystem . . . March 09, 2008, at 12:40 PM by Peter Hansen ?:
PCBLayoutUsingTapeAndMylar . . . March 08, 2008, at 05:50 PM by David ?:
SCOXENIXAdministration . . . March 08, 2008, at 02:19 PM by Anonymous ?:
UsingAScythe . . . March 08, 2008, at 09:45 AM by Falconer ?:
Mummification . . . March 08, 2008, at 09:27 AM by Falconer ?:
HarnessATeamOfOxen . . . March 08, 2008, at 09:13 AM by Falconer ?:
YPCommands . . . March 08, 2008, at 06:14 AM by bishoo ?: try
Exercise . . . March 07, 2008, at 07:41 PM by PG ?:
Living . . . March 07, 2008, at 07:33 PM by PG ?:
CashRegisterUsedManuallyEnteringThePrices . . . March 07, 2008, at 02:58 PM by denisonlineonenet ?: No item pricing
ModifyTermcapFiles . . . March 07, 2008, at 01:56 PM by GEDGMO ?:
TuningInTVStationsByUsingAnAntennaRotor . . . March 07, 2008, at 01:48 PM by Eduardo Caramba ?:
UsingACompass . . . March 07, 2008, at 07:20 AM by Alex Kenlon ?:
UsingAMicrofiche . . . March 07, 2008, at 06:07 AM by Alcari ?: Added some stuff concerning libraries
PouringPlatesToRunADNASequencingReaction . . . March 06, 2008, at 11:43 PM by Mignon ?:
SendingALetter . . . March 06, 2008, at 08:26 PM by Me ?:
ReadingLogarithmTables . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:53 PM by gzuckier ?:
WearingEyeglasses . . . March 06, 2008, at 03:09 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
DBase . . . March 06, 2008, at 02:54 PM by Lagerdalek ?:
TicketConductorsOnBuses . . . March 06, 2008, at 02:46 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
WashingClothesUsingAWringerWashingMachine . . . March 06, 2008, at 02:45 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
UsingACaptnCrunchSecretDecoderRing . . . March 06, 2008, at 10:18 AM by tk ?:
NavigatingUsingACompass . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:26 AM by Monkey13 ?:
NavigateUsingASextant . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:25 AM by Monkey13 ?:
OperatingADictaphone . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:13 AM by Monkey13 ?:
FdiskLtSlashGtMbr . . . March 06, 2008, at 04:04 AM by Monkey13 ?:
UsingALogarithmTable . . . March 06, 2008, at 03:57 AM by bill ?: stub
ClearingThePartyLine . . . March 06, 2008, at 03:45 AM by David Elliott ?:
DevelopingPhotographicFilm . . . March 06, 2008, at 03:08 AM by Steve Ballantyne ?: Change adjective "archival" to verb "archiving"
TakingTheTapeOutOfAnAnsweringMachine . . . March 05, 2008, at 10:23 PM by ian ?:
SellingSomethingInTheClassifiedAds . . . March 05, 2008, at 10:06 PM by ian ?:
TalkingFace-to-face . . . March 05, 2008, at 08:36 PM by austin ?:
Manners . . . March 05, 2008, at 08:32 PM by austin ?:
BuildingALogCabinAsYourPrimaryResidence . . . March 05, 2008, at 05:47 PM by RMW ?: At least one guy still knows...
PercolatingCoffee . . . March 04, 2008, at 01:43 PM by CuppaJo ?:
AS400 . . . March 04, 2008, at 12:34 PM by Stephen Landess ?:
CompulsoryFigures . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:58 PM by rachael ?: DON'T STEAL TEXT FROM WIKIPEDIA WITHOUT ATTRIBUTING IT
ZmodemToTransferAFile . . . March 03, 2008, at 02:27 PM by 300baud ?:
CuffLinks-YouNeededThemThenToAParty . . . March 03, 2008, at 02:18 PM by 300baud ?:
RippingTheLittleHolesOffTheSidesOfTheComputerPaper . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:57 PM by 300baud ?: Include "common" related terms
Shorthand . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:37 PM by Nick ?: T9 does not belong to Nokia (although Nokia license it)
DryingClothesWithAMangleWringer . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:51 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
ChangingTheWheelOnADaisyWheelPrinter . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:50 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
ISDN . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:49 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
LowFormatAHarddrive . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:48 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
MultiplicationUsingASliderule . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:48 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
SettingTheChokeOrPumpingTheAcceleratorToStartACar . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:47 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
SuckingTokensFromASubwayTurnstile . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:45 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
TelevisionRepair . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:45 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
TextEditingWithVi . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:44 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
TuningACarburetor . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:43 AM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
PickleBaseball . . . March 03, 2008, at 10:37 AM by bakasgsdfg ?: dfgsdfg
PeelingTheDeveloperLayerOffAPolaroid . . . March 03, 2008, at 09:38 AM by Turtle ?: Added information about Polaroid development
HewingWoodWithAnAdze . . . March 03, 2008, at 09:05 AM by DJ Shumway ?: Hewing Wood with an Adze
ShiftF7 . . . March 03, 2008, at 08:13 AM by Pedant ?:
EditingAudioTapeWithARazorBladeAndSplicingBlock . . . March 03, 2008, at 08:12 AM by Jim Marrone ?: Add use demagnetized razor blade
PerformingAQuirkafleeg . . . March 03, 2008, at 07:31 AM by jet set willy ?: summary
DegaussingACRTMonitor . . . March 03, 2008, at 03:36 AM by Rob E ?:
WritingAVideoKernelForTheAtari2600 . . . March 03, 2008, at 03:24 AM by Charlie ?:
EatingFromATrencher . . . March 03, 2008, at 02:34 AM by Edison Maxwell ?:
UUCPConfiguration . . . March 03, 2008, at 02:16 AM by Qualin ?:
PlayingArcadeGames . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:59 AM by Edison Maxwell ?:
SCOUnixAdministration . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:51 AM by Qualin ?:
ReinkingATypeWriterOrDotMatrixPrinterRibbon . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:46 AM by Qualin ?:
SpeakingWhateverExtinctLanguage . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:26 AM by Edison Maxwell ?:
HandlingCash ? . . . March 03, 2008, at 01:23 AM by shiyoushi ?: practiced daily by billions of people the world over
LiningUpPaperOnADotMatrixOrLinePrinter . . . March 03, 2008, at 12:52 AM by Qualin ?:
WhiteOut . . . March 03, 2008, at 12:47 AM by Rheywolf ?: White out: Champion of the lax letterer.
FTPFromACommandLine . . . March 03, 2008, at 12:44 AM by Qualin ?:
BurnishingACartridgeConnectorWithAPencilEraserToEnsureASolidConnection . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:43 PM by Qualin ?:
OperatingCBRadio . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:06 PM by Edison Maxwell ?:
CrawlingUnderTheDoorOfAPayToilet . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:28 PM by Edison Maxwell ?:
MakingInk . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:20 PM by s ?: ..
EditingTextWithARestricted80-charactersPerColumn . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:52 PM by Mark Lamarr ?: not obsolete
ControlSControlQCommandsToManipulateFlowOnAHardcopyTerminal . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:41 PM by Mark Lamarr ?: Explanation of software flow control
AnalogueRadioListeningAndTuningIn . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:33 PM by John ?:
OpeningACanOfBeerOrSodaWithAChurchKey . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:24 PM by Silkox ?:
Blueboxing . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:02 PM by Primal ?:
HyperCardAndHyperTalk . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:27 PM by SpaceToast ?: Restored accidentally orphaned article
UsingPaperTapeForProgramming . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:11 PM by E young ?:
CleaningFish . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:37 PM by Dale Jack ?:
Halberd-UseInBattle . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:35 PM by Dale Jack ?:
BrainAndSmoke-Tanning . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:13 PM by Dale Jack ?:
QuestingForTreasure . . . March 02, 2008, at 04:49 PM by Ieoseph Smithey ?:
BASIC . . . March 02, 2008, at 03:12 PM by Samwise ?:
Vantive . . . March 02, 2008, at 02:59 PM by cortana ?: adding AOL to list of vantive user companies. I used to have to deal with it a lot there.
Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Select-StartInKonamiGames . . . March 02, 2008, at 02:17 PM by Firehawke ?: Significant errors in this one.
DuckAndCover . . . March 02, 2008, at 01:52 PM by ivoras ?:
DrawingEpicycles . . . March 02, 2008, at 01:47 PM by ivoras ?:
Zone-systemCalculationForPhotographicExposures . . . March 02, 2008, at 01:36 PM by Pete Harbeson ?: photographic exposure control system
CallingCollectOnAPayphone . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:44 PM by JDspeeder1 ?:
QBASIC . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:39 PM by samrolken ?: added vb, oop to "made obsolete by"
BiasingVacuumTubes . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:20 PM by Jeff Reynolds ?: skill not obsolete
DeclaringThingsObsolete . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:55 AM by tjr ?:
RepairingSmallAppliances . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:34 AM by Silkox ?:
WireWrapping . . . March 02, 2008, at 11:29 AM by Cas ?: Added why obsolete for prototyping (breadboard), combined sections on why still useful
NavigateByTheStars . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:55 AM by justi ?:
UsingABitAndBrace . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:49 AM by Jack ?:
ProofreadingMarks . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:47 AM by Larry O'Brien ?:
MakingSillyWebPages . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:38 AM by tjr ?:
NumberingYourPunchCardsWithAPencilInCaseYouDropYourProgram . . . March 02, 2008, at 10:23 AM by bobhy ?:
JumpersOnAMotherboard . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:57 AM by ragnar ?:
GatheringMedicinalHerbsAndPlantsInTheField . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:49 AM by Andrew Macpherson ?: dock leaf usage
FTPFromACommandLine-StillInUseOnUnixSystems . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:45 AM by nate the great ?:
HexadecimalArithmeticInYourHeadStillUseful . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:38 AM by AnswerGuru ?:
LayingOutMagazinesUsingWaxAndBromides . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:35 AM by Dale Jack ?:
LetrasetStencilling . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:25 AM by Dale Jack ?:
VESADriverForGames . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:02 AM by JF ?: spelling mistakes
BeaverHatMaking . . . March 02, 2008, at 09:01 AM by Dale Jack ?:
ServicingYourLeadAcidBatterySoThatYouCouldListenToYourRadio . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:57 AM by Mark ?:
BrainAndSmoke-Tanning-Arcane . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:44 AM by Dale Jack ?:
AdjustingATelevisionsColorAndHueAdjustments . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:20 AM by Chris W ?: Instructions for adjusting color and hue on a TV.
Lye-makingFromAsh . . . March 02, 2008, at 08:14 AM by Dale Jack ?:
MimeographOrGestetnerMachineOperating . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:57 AM by Dale Jack ?:
MimeographOrGestetnerMachine-OperatingOne . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:52 AM by Dale Jack ?:
GestetnerMachine-OperatingOne . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:43 AM by Dale Jack ?:
FilingCardsInALibraryCardCatalog . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:41 AM by snlr ?:
RaisingAnAntenna . . . March 02, 2008, at 07:07 AM by Dale Jack ?:
PoppingCornInAPotWithOil . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:53 AM by Dale Jack ?: Not obsolete
ReadingMoonTablesOrTideTables . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:25 AM by Beowolf ?:
Spelling . . . March 02, 2008, at 06:15 AM by Michele L ?:
UpgradingToA16550UART . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:42 AM by C Vogel ?: Cosmetics.
OperatingAnHDDVDPlayer . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:41 AM by Bigfoot ?:
ChurnButter . . . March 02, 2008, at 05:35 AM by davidj ?: typo fixes
DeletionOfObviouslyNon-obsoleteSkills . . . March 02, 2008, at 03:41 AM by trimeta ?:
Stenography . . . March 02, 2008, at 02:31 AM by Julian ?:
ADAProgramming . . . March 02, 2008, at 01:48 AM by Mutant Rob ?: ADA is not obsolete
CrankingUpOrDownACar-window . . . March 02, 2008, at 12:37 AM by Simon_V ?: additional item in "when useful"
QuillSharpening . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:59 PM by Julia ?:
Corset-UnlaceBeforeTakingOnTheDressGownFrock . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:53 PM by Julia ?:
JCL . . . February 29, 2008, at 10:25 PM by chalkbody0utline ?: JCL still widely used in2008
WritingEmailWhilstOfflineAndGoingOnlineToSend . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:28 PM by Retchdog ?:
WhippingCreamWithAWhisk . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:24 PM by Retchdog ?:
UsingYourFancyZipDriveToCopyMp3s . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:21 PM by Retchdog ?:
TyingShoesWithHookLaces . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:20 PM by Retchdog ?:
ShortingOutTheHandsetOfAPayPhoneToMakeFreePhoneCalls . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:17 PM by Retchdog ?:
RentingMovies . . . February 29, 2008, at 05:06 PM by Retchdog ?:
VCRProgramming . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:24 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
ResolvingIRQConflictsOnAMotherBoard . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:22 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
FAT16 . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:22 PM by Misused Apostrophe Hunter ?:
ParkingAHardisk ? . . . February 29, 2008, at 03:21 PM by Misused Apos