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A smiling teacher wheels a strapped-down CRT television on a rolling cart into a classroom, a VCR on the shelf below and a coiled power cord underneath, while students at wooden desks watch her arrive: the sign of movie day.

2026-11-13 05:34:42

Patrick 🌎 via Cory Doctorow

patrickworld@mastodon.online

‘Microsoft down everybody, we’re gonna watch a movie’

2026-11-13 05:51:14

Trieck or gaank

Kierkegaanks@beige.party

@patrickworld wargames

2026-11-13 05:53:12

Alexa Devreux-Swift

alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space

@patrickworld

Those were the days!

@ohmrun

2026-11-13 05:54:41

Book

arrrg@kolektiva.social

@patrickworld It's called "Old Yeller"

2026-11-13 06:05:16

Chad Blanco

cublanco@caneandable.social

@patrickworld @acarson Those were my favorite days!

2026-11-13 06:10:05

Rob van Kan

edgeofeurope@mastodon.social

@patrickworld I used to volunteer at the audiovisual dept of my school, prepping these carts and also troubleshooting.
That last bit was best. Picking up the mains plug that's not plugged in, holding it for all the class to see, and telling them "I think I found the problem"
There were (1985ish) actually teachers who managed to get a VHS tape in upside down.

2026-11-13 06:20:52

Janet

Janet_52square@sunny.garden

@edgeofeurope @patrickworld We had a GP room (General Purpose) in which a TV stood along with various musical instruments and stuff stored from other classes. It was (in my mind) a particular honour to be selected by the teacher to go to the GP room and fetch the TV. As an #auADHD kid I completely coveted this task and my hand would shoot up! I only learned much later that all the other kids hated being sent to a room full of junk and get the TV on its rickety legs and tiny casters.

2026-11-13 06:14:10

Ross of Ottawa

ottaross@mastodon.social

@patrickworld rings true, except the VCR was waaay bigger. (betamax)

2026-11-13 06:25:08

PalmAndNeedle

PalmAndNeedle@norden.social

@patrickworld get outta here with the Slop 👎

2026-11-13 06:30:17

Paul Southworth

pws@social.coop

@patrickworld Another class is using the VCR so it's gonna be a film strip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcG2Plgargw

2026-11-13 06:36:42

Netraven

Netraven@hear-me.social

@patrickworld *squeaky cart wheels intensify*

2026-11-13 06:40:12

JimmyChezPants 🇨🇦

jpaskaruk@growers.social

@patrickworld GenX Version is you walk in and the 16mm projector is setup with the screen down. At worst it'll be some silly tame cartoon, but it might be Hardware Wars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUDEUQMCyKE

2026-11-13 06:42:03

Jesse

jessta@aus.social

@patrickworld Drop Dead Fred

2026-11-13 06:45:42

Molly B

mjibrower@vivaldi.net

@patrickworld I miss every single thing in this photo, including the skirt/sweater combo and hairstyle.

2026-11-13 06:52:13

Jello Bea Arthur 🎃

lydialurch@mastodon.social

@patrickworld But it's a film about hygiene made in 1955.