Name an Obsolete Electronic item

AudioGenics
AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
edited March 2010 in The Clubhouse
edison disc
45 rpm
78 rpm
33 rpm
betamax
vhs
reel to reel
cassette
cb radio (barely)
rotary dial telephone
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Some of those are a matter of opinion.
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  • Dominion
    Dominion Posts: 69
    edited March 2010
    "floppy" disk drive
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Mini Computers.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    edited March 2010
    devices for diathermy
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited March 2010
    Pong
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited March 2010
    Among the most recent,

    * Analog TV;
    * HD DVD
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited March 2010
    All of the above are a not obsolete... less common perhaps, but still in use.

    Obsolete are the Trans-Atlantic ocean liners, silent film, leaded gasoline, red dye #5(food coloring), the Grammophone and the steam powered locomotive/automobile
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  • Slinger182
    Slinger182 Posts: 512
    edited March 2010
    I know of at least one steam powered locomotive in the UK it was on an episode of Top Gear about 2 years ago.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Peppercorn_Class_A1_60163_Tornado
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2010
    I don't think cassette and 3.5" floppy disc are obsolete yet, since both (in blank form) can still be purchased. In fact, TDK reported a surge in blank cassette sales last year. 8-track? Perhaps, but Cheap Trick released its last album on 8-track last year and the demand was so "huge" that the 8-track version will be in its 3rd "pressing".

    How about 5.25" floppy disc? Or MiniDisc? I still use MD and I suppose blank MDs can still be purchased, although I cleaned out my local Target's stock of blank Sony MDs a while back.

    Reel-to-reel? This was spotted at the 2/27/2010 Head-fi meet near San Francisco....

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    edited March 2010
    paper tape for storing computer programs?
    (I have a Tally brand paper tape reader sitting in my garage, courtesy of the town dump)
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2010
    Here's a couple more....

    Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) and DualDisc (note bottom left corner in below Bon Jovi DualDisc)....

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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2010
    obsolete:
    1 a : no longer in use or no longer useful <an obsolete word>
    1 b : of a kind or style no longer current : old-fashioned <an obsolete technology>
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited March 2010
    Car audio FM converters.....although I did just find some on ebay?
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,046
    edited March 2010
    Palm-pilots, laser-discs, film-cameras, Polaroid film / cameras, answering machines w/ cassette tapes, Colecovision and Intellivsion video game systems, TI99/4a personal computers, and the Bally Astrocade video game system.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited March 2010
    What is the definintion of 'obsolete'?

    In the computer industry, it is when the OEM announces "end of support" - meaning after an item has been declared as "end of availability" (no longer sold) to when the product is no longer supported for service or replacement.

    After that the user is SOL for finding parts and may have to resort to 3rd party service contractors to find spare parts or technicians who know how to service the item.

    Sure, an item may still be in working order - like my SuperBeta player, but Sony no longer supports the item or sells parts for it. I *might* be able to find a service store someplace that has parts for it and a technician that *might* do work on it, but there are no guarantees - once my player is broke, it may not be repairable.

    To me - that is obsolete - from a commercial commodity standpoint.

    There are steam locomotives that still run - like the Cumbres and Toltec RR up in Northern New Mexico for tourist trips - but the service and repair of that would come from custom parts and specialists specifically retained to keep THAT 'product' working.

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Keypunch machines & punch cards. 300 & 9600 baud modems. Communications multiplexers. U-links for communications patching. Patch panels for Telco operators.

    Albeit all of the above have evolved into something better.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    edited March 2010
    Are pagers still being used in hospitals?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Yes indeed.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited March 2010
    tony millard wrote: »
    Are pagers still being used in hospitals?



    and in restaurants....
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,601
    edited March 2010
    8-tracks
    zip drives
    Atari 2600
    --Gary--
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited March 2010
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Palm-pilots, laser-discs, film-cameras, Polaroid film / cameras, answering machines w/ cassette tapes, Colecovision and Intellivsion video game systems, TI99/4a personal computers, and the Bally Astrocade video game system.

    I sold a Nikon FM on CL a couple of months ago. Given the number of responses,
    not as dead as you would think. They were falling all over themselves.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited March 2010
    I don't think that you can call something obsolete that is still being produced.

    Typewriter.

    Mike
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    edited March 2010
    plenty of film cameras and film in use; ask my son...
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    edited March 2010
    steam powered locomotive, Eva Beach, Oahu..
    Some final words,
    "If you keep banging your head against the wall,
    you're going to have headaches."
    Warren
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Midnite Mick wrote: »
    I don't think that you can call something obsolete that is still being produced.

    Typewriter.

    Mike

    Still making them Mike. There's a little store in South Philly that still sells new and used typewriters. Many doctor's offices still use them to file paper claims even though the Fed's are phasing out all paper claims.
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2010
    obieone wrote: »
    Car audio FM converters.....although I did just find some on ebay?

    Still around. They make a small digital music player that plugs into the cigarette lighter, has a usb port for your media, and an FM transmitter to play over your radio.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2010
    NES, SNES, Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, psone, original gameboy, Nintendo 64, Saturn, NEOGEO, Gamecube, Sega CD, Xbox, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System,
    Testing
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2010
    jvc wrote: »
    edison disc
    45 rpm
    78 rpm
    33 rpm
    betamax
    vhs
    reel to reel
    cassette
    cb radio (barely)
    rotary dial telephone


    Most of these things aren't exactly obsolete IMO.

    Especially vinyl, as you mentioned. Many new artists are still releasing their music on vinyl...plus many older releases are being re-released on vinyl.

    There's also a booming industry for turntables and turntable accessories in general.


    CB Radio's? Those are barely obsolete. Police and fireman still use CB radio's in all of their vehicles, and use it as their general form of communication.

    Nearly all truck drivers still use CB radio's as well.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited March 2010
    Lorthos wrote: »
    NES, SNES, Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, psone, original gameboy, Nintendo 64, Saturn, NEOGEO, Gamecube, Sega CD, Xbox, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System,

    3DO Gaming system...still play mine though :)
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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited March 2010
    The telecoler filter. While not strictly an electronic item, it was used on electronic items.

    Ted Turner, eat your heart out.
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