Obsolete Timeline

  • Fax Machines

    Fax Machines
    invented - 1843
    became obsolete - 1980s
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    invented - 1867
    became obsolete - 1980s
  • Landlines

    Landlines
    invented - 1876
    became obsolete - 2006
  • Pagers

    Pagers
    invented - 1921
    became obsolete - 2001
  • VCRs

    VCRs
    invented - 1956
    became obsolete - 2003
  • Overhead Projectors

    Overhead Projectors
    invented - 1960s
    became obsolete - 2010
  • Cassette Tapes

    Cassette Tapes
    invented - 1965
    became obsolete - 2003
  • Slide Projectors

    Slide Projectors
    invented - 1965
    became obsolete - 2004
  • Floppy Disks

    Floppy Disks
    invented - 1971
    became obsolete - mid 1990s
  • CDs

    CDs
    invented - 1979
    became obsolete - 2003