Is there a piece of ‘outdated’ technology you still miss?

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I miss the old game console Intellivison, we had some wonderful times with those games. It came out in 1979.
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No - - - I'm tired of technology replacing everything I fnd useful. I need a simple leather holder for a notepad and pen similar to the one pictured, which used to be common, and can no longer be found in any office supply store I've visited over the past year, and I not want to order simple items like this online.

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Technology? Maybe not quite, but I miss the original Netflix. No question, Netflix is a mighty conglomerate, and made itself rich. Yay for them, but I miss the ability to watch almost any film ever made, which Netflix built it's reputation on. Today, I can watch Netflix for three weeks before I run out of anything interesting.
 
JustDave said:
Technology? Maybe not quite, but I miss the original Netflix. No question, Netflix is a mighty conglomerate, and made itself rich. Yay for them, but I miss the ability to watch almost any film ever made, which Netflix built it's reputation on. Today, I can watch Netflix for three weeks before I run out of anything interesting.
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I actually miss them shipping the DVD;s. I stream all the time now and I do enjoy the higher video quality but I miss the wider variety of options of selecting shows and movies back then.

When I was going to grade school and high school , I used my dad's IBS Selectric typewriter to type reports for school. Sometimes I think it would be easier to use that instead of using Docs and my printer to do the same now. I know I am probably just waxing nostalgia though.

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MarkinPhx said:
I actually miss them shipping the DVD;s. I stream all the time now and I do enjoy the higher video quality but I miss the wider variety of options of selecting shows and movies back then.

When I was going to grade school and high school , I used my dad's IBS Selectric typewriter to type reports for school. Sometimes I think it would be easier to use that instead of using Docs and my printer to do the same now. I know I am probably just waxing nostalgia though.

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I liked those too, @MarkinPhx . Specifically the Correcting Selectric. Trying to print file folder labels using a computer is a major pain and not worth the effort. :rolleyes:
 
Trish said:
I miss the days when you bought a computer, it came with everything you needed, you didn't need bloated virus software and the computer lasted for years. I also miss the earlier days of the internet when you could find anything you wanted, no paywalls or cookie things.
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Agreed ! I do love the speed of the internet now but one plus of the dial up days is there was less intrusion of ads, cookies and all the visual and video bloatware on each webpage.
 
It took a few days to think of something, and this morning have thought of a huge one. Pay telephone booths.

With the rise of smartphones, they have become extinct. I do not want to ALWAYs be carrrying around a smartphone in my pocket, so do not, especially in local areas of the urban world I live in. Three things our urban worlds need greatly are
  • pay telephone booths
  • clean water drinking fountains
  • maintained, clean public restrooms
 
I miss post WW2 international shortwave broadcasting. In the 40s through 70s many nations had powerful stations broadcasting on short wave frequencies. There was always something interesting to listen to.
 
It hasn't been replaced yet, but a good, pedal for yourself bike, is simple, cheap, and good for you. E bikes are none of the above.
 

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