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NEWS ABOUT: obsolete technology

obsolete technology stories: 3 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Things the Internet's Killed 


Sep 5, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The efficiencies granted by the Internet have rendered many aspects of life obsolete—the Telegraph has compiled a full 50. Some highlights:
  • The art of polite disagreement. A quick look at the comment section on YouTube or any news or politics-related site will confirm this.
  • Fear that
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entertainment • Internet • celebrity • mp3 • text message • Sarah Palin • obsolete technology • Twitter

 Be Kind, 
 Rewind, 
 One Last Time 

The era of VHS is officially over

Dec 22, 08 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Remember those black plastic bricks you used to pop into your entertainment system to watch movies? The nostalgic might want to snap a few digital photos, because tapes won't be with us for much longer now that the last VHS supplier has made his final shipment. The LA Times rewinds... More »

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DVD • videotape • entertainment industry • Blu-Ray • obsolete technology • nostalgia • VHS • VCR

 Files May Be Fleeting 

As formats change, your digital data could be endangered

Apr 7, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cuneiform tablets have kept information safe across millenia, but hard drives have lifespans of just a few years. Even if your CDs survive the century, their players might have become obsolete, warns the Boston Globe. "Who knows how long they're going to last—how much time before the information... More »

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DVD • CDs • book • information technology • digital storage • cassette tape • digital media • obsolete technology

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