Obsolete

10 obsolete items

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    Non electric machine that used keys and ink to type on paper. Old newspapers and businesses used them for many years before new technology came out.
  • Floppy Disks

    Floppy Disks
    Was a type of disk storage made up of thin and flexible magnetic materials. They were mainly used for moving information between computers, laptops or other devices, and were used between 1970 to 2009.
  • Fax machine

    Fax machine
    The Fax machine was used to send documents over the phone. It would print out an exact duplicate of the sender's document. This technology is old and has since been replaced with more modern and efficient technology.
  • VCR

    VCR
    VCR, or video recorder is a device that records audio and video from broadcast television or other sources on a removable, magnetic tape videocassette. It was popular between late 1950's to 1990's.
  • Phone Book

    Phone Book
    The book was filled with numbers of people, businesses and ads and at one point could be found almost everywhere. It was used from the early 1900's to 2001.
  • Slide Projectors

    Slide Projectors
    They appeared in the 1950's and were a popular form of home entertainment. The projector would show images of family photos, special occasions and more.
  • Flip phone

    Flip phone
    They were phones with keys that people could use to send a text message and make calls from. They were very popular up until around 2007 when companies like Apple relased touch screen.
  • Polaroid camera

    Polaroid camera
    The polaroid was a portable camera that was one of the first to be capable of taking a photo and it being in your hand a few minutes later. Polaroid discontinued in 2008 after instant film stopped being made.
  • Wii

    Wii
    Popular gaming console that used an interactive remote to play. It was released in 2006 and was discontinued seven years later in 2013.
  • iPod Nano

    iPod Nano
    The iPod nano was a portable media/music player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was popular form when it came out in 2005 to when it was discontinued in 2017.