Obsolete Items

  • Map

    Map

    A physical map was used to represent geological features such as mountains rivers and landforms using physical symbol's and color's. It became obsolete when things like digital mapping came to be. They became obsolete in the late 20th century.
  • Floppy Discs

    Floppy Discs

    A floppy disc was a magnetic storage device used for data storage and transfer in the late 20th century. It became obsolete with things like USB drives existing.
  • Fax machine

    Fax machine

    A fax machine was a device that transmits documents over telephone lines using analog signals. It became obsolete with the rise of digital communication and email in the early 21st century.
  • Landlines

    Landlines

    A landline was a telephone connection that uses physical wires or cables to transmit voice signals over a network. It used wireless technology which contests cell phones. They became obsolete in the early 21st century
  • Alarm clocks

    Alarm clocks

    An alarm clock was something you could use to time keep and it used an alarm to wake people up. It became less used when things like smartphones offered a built in alarm feature. They became obsolete in the 2000's.
  • Phonebook

    Phonebook

    A telephone directory, commonly called a telephone book, telephone address book, phonebook, or the white and yellow pages, is a listing of telephone subscribers in a geographical area. They were really popular in the 90's but became obsolete on October 14th 2010.
  • Video stores

    Video stores

    A video store were retail establishments that rents or sell videotapes allowing people to watch movies at home. It became obsolete when things like online streaming services popped up in the 21st century.
  • Type writer

    Type writer

    A type writer was a giant mechanical device used for writing onto paper by striking keys and inked ribbons. They became obsolete when things like personal computers came into existence in the mid 20th century.
  • Vcr

    Vcr

    A vcr was a video cassette recorder, it was a device that plays and records video tapes. It became when things like DVD players came to be in the early 2000's.
  • Ipods

    Ipods

    An iPod was a portable media player designed by apple. The iPod was really popular in the mid 2000's. But became obsolete on may 10th 2022