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The Year is 1979
Blondie are Number 1 in the charts with “Heart of Glass”
Thatcher has been voted into power
A pint of beer costs 37p
You need to contact a friend in a nearby town - other than visiting, how many ways can you think of to communicate with them?
telephone
letter
telegram CB radio
morse code
smoke signals
telex
The year is 1989
Cher is Number 1 in the charts with “If I could turn back time”
Thatcher is still just about clinging on to power
A pint of beer costs £1.10
How many different ways of communicating are there now?
telephone
letter
telegram CB radio
morse code
smoke signals
mobile phone
fax
telex
The year is 1999
Britney Spears is Number 1 in the charts with “Baby One More Time”
Tony Blair is a new (and popular) PM
A pint of beer costs £1.80
How many different ways of communicating are there now?
telephone
letter
telegram CB radio
morse code
smoke signals
mobile phone
fax
text message
MMS
internet chat
bulletin board
newsgroup
web conference
video conference webpagetelex
The year is 2009
Lady Gaga is Number 1 in the charts with “Poker Face”
Gordon Brown is not very popular, and there’s a recession on
A pint of beer costs £2.50
How many different ways of communicating are there now?
telephone
letter
telegram CB radio
morse code
smoke signals
mobile phone
fax
text message
MMS
internet chat
bulletin board
newsgroup
web conference
video conference webpage
internet telephony
blog
social network
wiki
file sharing sites
online gaming
3G
telex
virtual worlds