Name an Obsolete Electronic item

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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited March 2010
    The dictabelt and dictet
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2010
    also the Dictaphone - Electronic Dictation !
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2010
    HD DVD player
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited March 2010
    Tube based stereo amplifiers and preamps. Turn tables. Paper based drivers. :P

    {ducks}

    OK on a serious note... if obsolete means old fashioned, then why to people crave this stuff? There are people here that love vintage audio equipment. Just because it's newer doesn't mean it's better.

    I always felt sad for Paul Mawhinney when he tried to sell his 3,000,000+ music collection (mainly vinyl) for $3,000,000 and got no offers. Although I am not into vinyl I can understand why this collection is appraised for much more ($54M IIRC). In an interview he lamented how people today enjoy their mp3 music which, due to compression, doesn't have the audio detail of analog.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited March 2010
    Mini Disc
    Lazer Disc

    Neither of which lasted long!

    3in Cd's.....I had some with sample music on em...probably with some $$ now.
    One I had was a Pink Floyd....one of my Kids got a hold of it back then.....Pissed now!

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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2010
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    The dictabelt and dictet

    There's a working dictabelt in a box down in the basement where I work. A co-worker and I stumbled upon it while doing some cleaning of the technology storage rooms, so we plugged it in and tested it out. We were able to record and play back our voices... but the belt was pretty badly out of round because it had been on the machine for the last... ohhh... 30 years or so.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • scottfox
    scottfox Posts: 37
    edited March 2010
    How about thinking to the future... in less than 5 years, CDs & DVDs will probably become obsolete, as all media in the future will be downloaded.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2010
    scottfox wrote: »
    How about thinking to the future... in less than 5 years, CDs & DVDs will probably become obsolete, as all media in the future will be downloaded.

    doubtful it'll happen that fast. maybe 10 years out.

    CD's keep hanging on... DVD and blu ray that could go quicker into downloading than CD's.
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    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • JimKellyfan
    JimKellyfan Posts: 696
    edited March 2010
    Joust
    Galaga
    Tempest
    Dig Dug
    Asteroids
    Space Invaders
    yada, yada
    Onkyo TX-NR636
    Main - polkaudio Monitor 60's
    Center - polkaudio CSI A6
    Sub - polkaudio PSW10
    Sub2 - polkaudio PSW505
    Surrounds - polkaudio Monitor 40 series II
    Front Height - polkaudio Monitor 40's
    Audio Outdoors
    Pioneer VSX 406 - polkaudio Atrium 5
    Shed
    Sony junker str-dn2010 with Sony bookshelf floor models and polkaudio R150's
    Shed 2
    Nakamichi soundbar
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    JimKellyfan wrote: »
    Joust
    Galaga
    Tempest
    Dig Dug
    Asteroids
    Space Invaders
    yada, yada

    Galaga, Tempest, Asteroids, and Space Invaders were and still are my favorite. I have a 25 game console that has these games on it.
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited March 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    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.

    Aah, you reveal your age!

    Keypunch machines were cool ... sort of. If you took the chads their waste tray held and a hair drier to blow the chads into a recipient dorm room under their door, then there was little that could be done by the recipient to get rid of them.

    Months later a loose chad would be found in your belly button or between your nut sack or between it and your thigh.

    300 bps modems were cool to. They usually involved a cup device to sit the phone headset into. Then you could link your computer into what is arguably regarded as being the Internet nowadays.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,601
    edited March 2010
    maximillian wrote: »
    I always felt sad for Paul Mawhinney when he tried to sell his 3,000,000+ music collection (mainly vinyl) for $3,000,000 and got no offers. Although I am not into vinyl I can understand why this collection is appraised for much more ($54M IIRC). In an interview he lamented how people today enjoy their mp3 music which, due to compression, doesn't have the audio detail of analog.

    I think it's due to a dying breed of people that enjoy hi-fidelity. I am still trying to acquire the "hi" part myself. :p Most people are in too much of a hurry these days and mp3 players are just tooooooo convenient. I tend to listen more to my mp3 or MD player these days as well. I am rarely able to listen to my home stereo at volume levels I'd like to.:(
    --Gary--
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2010
    Turn signals.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,900
    edited March 2010
    the el cassette which was a larger size cassette that was recorded at double the speed of the standard cassette with better sound quality but did not catch on because there were about 3 different formats that were not compatible with each other.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,601
    edited March 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Turn signals.


    ooohhhh, good one!
    --Gary--
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    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.
    I discarded (recycled) 3 typewriters last weekend which 2 of them were in mint working conditions. You are right, people would be surprised how many small business still own typewriters. In early 2000, you could still easily sell an IBM typriter at the flea market. However, the availability and lower pricing of computers will quickly put those remaining typewriter on retirement. Anyone familiar with the HALDA (National Typewriter)? I still own this one and it is in mint condition. This has been used by most of my 6 sisters during their school years.
    jvc wrote: »
    also the Dictaphone - Electronic Dictation !
    I am not sure this is obsolete, rare and dedicated to selected users (court reporters sometime still use them unless they use tape deck). We own one for rental as one of our client insist for such. We still own many tape decks and when clients request for recording we always offer them the choicer between tape and CD recording.
    Hillbilly61 wrote: »
    Aah, you reveal your age!

    Keypunch machines were cool ... sort of. If you took the chads their waste tray held and a hair drier to blow the chads into a recipient dorm room under their door, then there was little that could be done by the recipient to get rid of them.

    Months later a loose chad would be found in your belly button or between your nut sack or between it and your thigh.

    300 bps modems were cool to. They usually involved a cup device to sit the phone headset into. Then you could link your computer into what is arguably regarded as being the Internet nowadays.
    Looks like you may have worked on the same vintage gear as I did at one point ;) ? Have you ever seen any teletype type equipment modified to use 8 level code in order to be compatible with earlier computer equipment?
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Turn signals.
    Oh, I tought they were optional on some cars, I didn't realize they were obsolete ;)
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited March 2010
    iPad
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited March 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Galaga, Tempest, Asteroids, and Space Invaders were and still are my favorite. I have a 25 game console that has these games on it.

    I was the area champ for Joust. Even used the program's glitches to advantage. Galaga, Astroids and Space Invaders were very popular too. Anyone here remember Missile Command?
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,426
    edited March 2010
    VHS tape rewinders, to save wear and tear on your VCR.
    Jay
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2010
    BetaMax
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • JPSmario
    JPSmario Posts: 142
    edited March 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Turn signals.

    ROFL:D

    LED wristwatches & calculators (little red numbers), tach/dwell meters, corded home telephones, PC modem cards.
    Dual 1229/Grado Gold/Rotel RCD1070/RC995/RB980BX/Pioneer 7100/Denon DRM710/Monster HTS3600MKII/PolkAudio SDA2B/TL's
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    edited March 2010
    agfrost wrote: »
    VHS tape rewinders, to save wear and tear on your VCR.

    Fortunately DVD rewinders are now available... I don't know if they are compatible with Blu-Ray, though.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Hillbilly61 wrote: »
    Aah, you reveal your age!

    Keypunch machines were cool ... sort of. If you took the chads their waste tray held and a hair drier to blow the chads into a recipient dorm room under their door, then there was little that could be done by the recipient to get rid of them.

    Months later a loose chad would be found in your belly button or between your nut sack or between it and your thigh.

    300 bps modems were cool to. They usually involved a cup device to sit the phone headset into. Then you could link your computer into what is arguably regarded as being the Internet nowadays.

    Yes indeed I'm old! Back in the stone age, we would install IBM 1060 terminals in hospitals to send their data and they would have to use the method above to connect to our phone data banks to transfer their records to us. It took forever! and God forbid the Telco line took a hit, they would have to start all over again.:eek:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Hillbilly61 wrote: »
    I was the area champ for Joust. Even used the program's glitches to advantage. Galaga, Astroids and Space Invaders were very popular too. Anyone here remember Missile Command?

    Missle Command was awesome! That's on my all-in-once console too.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Turn signals.

    So true . . . LMAO!!!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    Black dial (pulse) telephones with the coiled pigtails that were hard wired to the wall which ONLY the telephone company could repair.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    maximillian wrote: »
    I always felt sad for Paul Mawhinney when he tried to sell his 3,000,000+ music collection (mainly vinyl) for $3,000,000 and got no offers. Although I am not into vinyl I can understand why this collection is appraised for much more ($54M IIRC). In an interview he lamented how people today enjoy their mp3 music which, due to compression, doesn't have the audio detail of analog.

    I would have purchased his collection in a heartbeat but no $3 mil here plus I would have to buy a warehouse.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2010
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    That too and party lines. Actually in the 70's you could get the phones in different colours with that connection.
    At least you could with BCTel.

    Yeah but they were butt ugly colors like, avacado, canary yellow, some sort of ugly pink, etc.

    I remember party lines when I was a kid in South Philly. We used to listen to the neighbors having conversations and giggly our butts off. . . that was until we got caught, well not me, I never got caught.:cool::D
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
    Not sure if it was mentioned....cartridge loading CDP.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

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