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Step back in time
 It's five minutes to six and you're itching to turn your PC off and get out of work. When it's time to escape, you'll get the fast train home and listen to your i-pod to pass the journey, microwave your dinner, put on your surround sound wide-screen multi-channel TV and kick back. You'll probably fall asleep in front of the telly, and then take a power shower to unwind. You'll discover a message on your mobile from your mum telling you to call her, but that's for another day…
Now imagine that other day is in the 1970s. How different would your day be then? Chances are it would look like this:
On your desk:
Biro
Pencil
Notepad
Typewriter
 In your wardrobe:
Flares
Afghan coat
Platforms
Safety Pins
In your belly:
Blue Nun wine
Cheese and Pineapple on Sticks
Spam
Smash
Fondu
Prawn cocktail
 At the cinema:
Star Wars
Alien
Jaws
The Godfather
In the charts:
Bye Bye Baby, The Bay City Rollers
Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush
YMCA, Village People
Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
 On your TV:
Wonder Woman
The Krypton Factor
Happy Days
The Generation Game
The must-have novelties:
Chopper bike
Monopoly
Lego
Space hoppers
 The latest technology:
Floppy discs
Remington electric shavers
Soda Streams
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