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Can you relate? Class of '85, meet Intel's 2015 class of tablets and 2 in 1s. 1. Owning a 30-pound desktop that’s larger than your desk. buzzfeed Is that a computer? Geek-o-rama! 2. Fixing typos on your thesis paper using correction tape or whiteout. buzzfeed One missing word usually meant you had to retype everything. 3. Taking a selfie, then dropping it off at the film lab. buzzfeed Or developing it yourself in the darkroom. 4. Talking on a corded phone within earshot of all your roommates. buzzfeed There was no privacy, like, ever. 5. Looking up numbers and addresses in the phone book... buzzfeed Sometimes you'd look for your own name out of sheer boredom. 6. ...or, worse, dialing 4-1-1 at a grody pay phone. buzzfeed That's why you always carried spare change. 7. Pulling pranks under some of the most unfortunate fashion trends. buzzfeed Trolling your dorm mates was always IRL (In Real Life). 8. Renting movies from the off-campus video store... buzzfeed Which sometimes didn't have the movie you wanted. 9. ...and rewinding the tape when the last airhead didn't even bother. buzzfeed Like, be kind, rewind, OK? 10. Waiting for the library to open so you could start your research paper... buzzfeed Where else could you find microfiche machines? 11. ...and waiting even longer when someone else was using the encyclopedia volume you needed. buzzfeed The original search engines. 12. Spending quarters at the arcade in between classes... buzzfeed Where most of your laundry money went. 13. ...but saving just enough coins to grab a 62¢ hamburger from the dining hall. buzzfeed Reminder: Phone home to ask Mom to send more cash. 14. Adjusting the gigantic rabbit-ear antenna on your TV set. buzzfeed Only to lose reception as soon as you sat on the couch. 15. And, finally, sniffing the exams that came fresh out of the mimeograph machine. buzzfeed Careful not to smear the ink. Credits: BuzzFeed What college memories do you have? Share this story on Facebook with your friends.