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Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today.
    #22323044 - 10/02/15 10:54 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

One of my first thoughts was the overhead projector:

In the late 1990s and early 2000s there was one in every classroom. The teacher would place a plastic sheet on the flat part and it would be projected onto a screen on the wall. The sheets could be blank, or have typing already on them. The teacher would use a marker to write on the sheets so all the students could see. The projector would be on a cart, and had to be positioned just so, or the image would go partially off the screen and onto the wall.

Nowadays they have largely been supplanted by the document camera:


What technologies have gone irrelevant in your lifetime? What have they been supplanted by, if anything?


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Capers]
    #22323093 - 10/02/15 11:06 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

8 track tapes


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Capers]
    #22323098 - 10/02/15 11:08 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Clocks
Basic Calculators
Walkman
Discman
VCR
Answering Machines
(stand alone) Caller ID
Payphones
Digital cameras (minus the really high grade ones)
Hard/floppy discs
CRT Monitors/TVs


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Sun King]
    #22323103 - 10/02/15 11:09 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Vhs tapes


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Sun King]
    #22323108 - 10/02/15 11:10 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Sun King said:
8 track tapes




Indeed. Seems like they were a flash in the pan.

Shroomslip: That is a good list. I no longer use any of the things you mentioned except my digital camera.


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Capers]
    #22323133 - 10/02/15 11:15 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

High end, high resolution digital cameras still have a place, but just the average one is pretty much obsolete. The cameras on our cell phones generally have better resolution and the added beneift of not being a piece of technology with just a single use. Actually the majority of that list is all made redundant by our cell phones, including the data storage.

One I left off: Watches. We really don't need them anymore. I have a Seiko kinetic I always wear, but it's honestly just because it holds nostalgic value to me. It's no faster to check my watch and it is to check my phone. Might even be faster because I don't have to figure out where the minute hand is actually pointing on a phone.


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With my face against the floor I can’t see who knocked me out of the way.
I don’t want to get back up but I have to so it might as well be today.
Nothing appeals to me no one feels like me, I’m too busy being calm to disappear.
I’m in no shape to be alone contrary to the shit that you might hear.


You can't wake up, this is not a dream. You're part of a machine, you are not a human being
With your face all made up, living on a screen. Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Capers]
    #22323138 - 10/02/15 11:16 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I would have said VHS. Since its been covered I'll go with VHS reminders.


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #22323144 - 10/02/15 11:17 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Shroomslip said:
High end, high resolution digital cameras still have a place, but just the average one is pretty much obsolete. The cameras on our cell phones generally have better resolution and the added beneift of not being a piece of technology with just a single use. Actually the majority of that list is all made redundant by our cell phones, including the data storage.

One I left off: Watches. We really don't need them anymore. I have a Seiko kinetic I always wear, but it's honestly just because it holds nostalgic value to me. It's no faster to check my watch and it is to check my phone. Might even be faster because I don't have to figure out where the minute hand is actually pointing on a phone.



I started wearing a watch again for caving. Cell phones don't work down there.


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #22323155 - 10/02/15 11:21 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Pagers are another. I know people still use them, but they're basically pointless. They were basically the equivalent of texting someone to say "call me". I dunno about anyone else but I check my phone like a dozen times a day because I even thought I heard it go off. Not only can you do a whole conversation through text, but you can tell the person to call you (as pagers did in the past).
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Shroomslip said:
High end, high resolution digital cameras still have a place, but just the average one is pretty much obsolete. The cameras on our cell phones generally have better resolution and the added beneift of not being a piece of technology with just a single use. Actually the majority of that list is all made redundant by our cell phones, including the data storage.

One I left off: Watches. We really don't need them anymore. I have a Seiko kinetic I always wear, but it's honestly just because it holds nostalgic value to me. It's no faster to check my watch and it is to check my phone. Might even be faster because I don't have to figure out where the minute hand is actually pointing on a phone.



I started wearing a watch again for caving. Cell phones don't work down there.



You might need to explain this better, because I really don't see how a cell phone "couldn't work down there". They make water proof cases so it can't be that, and you don't need cell signal to check the time. I can't imagine any point you're so desperate you need to know the time that exact moment and can only wiggle enough to get your wrist to your face..

I've never done it though, so you could be right. I'd like to know why a cell phone cannot replace a watch while caving.


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With my face against the floor I can’t see who knocked me out of the way.
I don’t want to get back up but I have to so it might as well be today.
Nothing appeals to me no one feels like me, I’m too busy being calm to disappear.
I’m in no shape to be alone contrary to the shit that you might hear.


You can't wake up, this is not a dream. You're part of a machine, you are not a human being
With your face all made up, living on a screen. Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #22323163 - 10/02/15 11:23 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Dial telephones. Also land line phones, although I still have one.


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #22323169 - 10/02/15 11:25 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

I dropped my phone so the time is wrong. If I want to know the date or time, I have to open up the browser and go to time.gov to figure it out. That can be time consuming.


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: D.M.T]
    #22323188 - 10/02/15 11:31 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

That's an isolated as fuck incident :lol: I kinda have a hard time even believing that. It's hard to imagine how a phone could fry just enough to only throw off the time keeping ability. I really can't imagine a cell phone a dedicated clock circuit.


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With my face against the floor I can’t see who knocked me out of the way.
I don’t want to get back up but I have to so it might as well be today.
Nothing appeals to me no one feels like me, I’m too busy being calm to disappear.
I’m in no shape to be alone contrary to the shit that you might hear.


You can't wake up, this is not a dream. You're part of a machine, you are not a human being
With your face all made up, living on a screen. Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #22323198 - 10/02/15 11:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Shroomslip said:
Pagers are another. I know people still use them, but they're basically pointless. They were basically the equivalent of texting someone to say "call me". I dunno about anyone else but I check my phone like a dozen times a day because I even thought I heard it go off. Not only can you do a whole conversation through text, but you can tell the person to call you (as pagers did in the past).
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Shroomslip said:
High end, high resolution digital cameras still have a place, but just the average one is pretty much obsolete. The cameras on our cell phones generally have better resolution and the added beneift of not being a piece of technology with just a single use. Actually the majority of that list is all made redundant by our cell phones, including the data storage.

One I left off: Watches. We really don't need them anymore. I have a Seiko kinetic I always wear, but it's honestly just because it holds nostalgic value to me. It's no faster to check my watch and it is to check my phone. Might even be faster because I don't have to figure out where the minute hand is actually pointing on a phone.



I started wearing a watch again for caving. Cell phones don't work down there.



You might need to explain this better, because I really don't see how a cell phone "couldn't work down there". They make water proof cases so it can't be that, and you don't need cell signal to check the time. I can't imagine any point you're so desperate you need to know the time that exact moment and can only wiggle enough to get your wrist to your face..

I've never done it though, so you could be right. I'd like to know why a cell phone cannot replace a watch while caving.



I'm not sure of the technical reason but all cellar phones get stuck at the time you go in. Internet equipped or not. I haven't thought about it in a while. Anyone know why?


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Matt87] * 1
    #22323208 - 10/02/15 11:34 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Mabey phones receive data and update the time from atomic clock often throughout the day or something?


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Matt87]
    #22323240 - 10/02/15 11:41 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

the one that sticks out the most to me is answering machines.


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Matt87]
    #22323243 - 10/02/15 11:42 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

:shrug: I've been in complete dead zones (not weak/sporadic signal, even the phones that are not longer active still work as clocks) and my phones clock works fine.


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With my face against the floor I can’t see who knocked me out of the way.
I don’t want to get back up but I have to so it might as well be today.
Nothing appeals to me no one feels like me, I’m too busy being calm to disappear.
I’m in no shape to be alone contrary to the shit that you might hear.


You can't wake up, this is not a dream. You're part of a machine, you are not a human being
With your face all made up, living on a screen. Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Capers]
    #22323339 - 10/02/15 12:04 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Pay phones.


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Le_Canard]
    #22323351 - 10/02/15 12:06 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Also land line phones, although I still have one.




Do you still use it though?


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #22323446 - 10/02/15 12:23 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Shroomslip said:
:shrug: I've been in complete dead zones (not weak/sporadic signal, even the phones that are not longer active still work as clocks) and my phones clock works fine.



Alright then. Come to TN to swim and bask in an underground waterfall with mansions overhead. I'll let you test the phoneclock thing for yourself...  !


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Re: Name a technology from your early childhood that is no longer relevant or barely relevant today. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #22323450 - 10/02/15 12:24 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Quote:

Shroomslip said:
That's an isolated as fuck incident :lol: I kinda have a hard time even believing that. It's hard to imagine how a phone could fry just enough to only throw off the time keeping ability. I really can't imagine a cell phone a dedicated clock circuit.



Trust me it happened, and only a few months after I got the phone. If I reset the time it eventually reverts back to some bullshit. So I have to use internet data to find out the time. I don't wear a watch.

I don't really know what caused it. I just assume it was while getting out of my car one day I forgot the phone was in my lap and it fell into a half-melted ice puddle. That's pretty much the only thing wrong with the phone, other than occasional freezing and received calls hardly ever coming through, and I've dropped it at least half a dozen times since without consequence.


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