Obsolete Objects

  • Phonograph

    Phonograph
    A phonograph cylinder works by sound getting collected by a horn that is attached to diaphragm. This was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877.
  • Vinyl Record

    Vinyl Record
    An analog audio recording pressed in vinyl. The first vinyl record was released in 1902.
  • Cassette Tape

    Cassette Tape
    A Cassette tape is a flat rectangular container made of plastic or lightweight metal that holds magnetic tape for audio or video recording and replay. The Cassette tape came out in 1963.
  • 8 Track

    8 Track
    The 8-track tape is a magnetic-tape sound recording technology that was popular from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s. The 8 track tape released in 1965.
  • CD

    CD
    A CD, also known as a compact disc is a molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of recorded sound and other information. CDs came out in 1980.
  • MP3

    MP3
    An mp3 is a data compression format for encoding digital audio. This came out in 1991 and was used frequently in the 1990s.
  • Itunes

    Itunes
    Itunes is an app on your phone that you can download music on. Itunes was used a lot during the early 2000s and is still used today but not as frequently. It came out in 2003.