'Obsolete' technology that you remember using.

[Blindswordmaster]

Vinyl records. They still sell 'em, but they're archaic as hell.

True, but they have great sound.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

Vinyl records. They still sell 'em, but they're archaic as hell.

True, but they have great sound.

I will not disagree with that.

 

[GothmogII]

Cassettes, floppy discs, records, tv's without remote (that one is not missed). Dial Up Internet (shudders) though, I do miss the sound of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svmYyeRY11o&feature=related

Also, I remember playing on an Atari 2600. My grandparents still have it, but what always struck me was how classy the faux wood finishing was, not enough electronics these days do that wood finish any more.

Also, does anyone remember using mini-discs? Those were supposed to replace CDs, hah! Not to mention Zip Discs. xD

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

The Game Boy Color, and everything mentioned above.

Remember that annoying little light thingy you'd attach to it to play in the dark?

Ah, those were the days...

Yeah. Staying up playing something only to have it drain the battery faster and not really accomplish anything in the game. That was great.

 

[AstylahAthrys]

My first computer was a Windows 3.1 and I played a Genesis for years before I got my Nintendo 64. I watched tapes and listened to a Walkman and used 3 1/2 inch floppy discs and used dial-up internet in the beginning of it's home use.

It's crazy I remember Windows 3.1 and I'm only 18.

 

[The Austin]

The Post Office?

ZING!

OP: CD players. Ahhh, bad times. Baaaad times.

 

[Blindswordmaster]

Vinyl records. They still sell 'em, but they're archaic as hell.

True, but they have great sound.

I will not disagree with that.

That's why I've still got them, and I've got some good ones. I've got Carlos Santana, ACDC, the Who, ZZ Top, now I just need a turntable.

 

[Milo Windby]

Wooden Sticks...
Making fire the hard way, but since we have those new dang fangled fire startes... whatcamacall its... Lighters, yeah... since we got lighters I don't need to use sticks anymore.

 

[Blandman]

My Sega Megadrive (First games console), Sega Game Gear (first hand-held), Original Gameboy and Windows 95, where Solitaire was King.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Windows '98 and extremely clunky keyboards.

Oh, and VCRs. They were a ***** to rewatch, but at least they held on your stopping place.

 

[Monshroud]

Single sided low-density 5 1/4 inch floppies.
Windows 2.0 (yes, 2.0)
DOS 2.11
casette tapes for my Atari storage (Like the C64 one on the first page)
The Atari 800
Vinyl records
Tandy computers
Heath kits (I still think my old Heath amps were some of the best)
CGA, EGA, HCA, 16-color VGA
Rotary dial telephones
The Nokia 232 cell phone
Dolby surround (as in the original)
Interlaced CRT displays
The Action Max
External 1X CD-ROM drives that required a tray to load.

yeah, I am just going to stop now...

 

[dancinginfernal]

Remember the Walkman?

VHS, Cassettes, Floppy Disks, and my old Record Player. Wonder what happened to it...

 

[MikailCaboose]

I just finished watching a VHS, so I more than "remember" using it. I still do!

 

[Zeromaxx]

I've got an 8 track/record player cabinet in my basement that I occasionally use.

 

[subject_87]

Dial-up. I still remember that hissing sound...

 

[Athol]

VHS, Cassette players, 5 1/5 inch floopy disks, Windows 3.1, DOS, NES, Rotary phones, dail up internet (14.4), this is just what I could think up off the top of my head...this makes me feel old and Im only 26

 

[crystalsnow]

Windows Vista.

 

[x0ny]

Pagers. Seen around stores just before mobile phones became more affordable, so around 1999.

 

[Vault101]

I thourght I was real cool with my walkman and cassette tapes, first thing I ever got with it was Peter Rabit stories

oh yeah and a big old telephone that actually had a cord

 

[zHellas]

The Game Boy Color, and everything mentioned above.

I was at a store that was selling a mess of Game Boy Colors... and I saw the exact color that I used to have... I nostalgia'd so hard.

What color did you have?

Mine is(I still have it) the Clear Purple with a Green battery cover(it got stolen then I found it with the green backing on it. I actually like it like that).

OT: Floppy discs.