Not actually my own belief, but when my young son came across an old typewriter at a car boot sale, he thought it was an antique computer.
A childhood belief about technology

others believed things like this
- I used to think that a car boot sale was where motorists exchanged car boot lids.— Alan, Sheffield, UK
- When I saw signs stating "Lots for sale" I thought it meant that there was a lot for sale.— Robin
- We had an antique lamp that I thought was hideous and for years I thought "Art Deco" was a synonym for ugly.Anon
- I used to think that they only sold car boots at boot fairs! — Di
- when i was a child,i used to believe that Santa claus drove a car and all the presents were in the boot— narration
- i thought the for sale sign buy owner things meant that u could also buy the owner — brandi