Why does every nostalgic 80s video state that FAX machines are obsolete? The only difference now, is that they are usually built into a copier/scanner/printer combo unit. Yes, they scan the image and can send the data over the phone line just like the old fax machines did.
I suppose you live in the US. In Europe I haven't used or seen a fax machine since 1999. The same goes for bank checks, which we no longer use in Europe since the late 1990's.
My friend Bill Jr. ( whom we called 'BUB" or "BUBBY" ) served in the U.S. Air Force in the late 1960's and brought back a German made GRUNDIG BOOM BOX in the early 1970's . This boom box had a very crisp sound with extra bass. This was the first time that I had ever seen a boom box ! I wanted one of them but apparently they may not have been sold in the United States .
Correct, I can still use maps no problem, bet not many of the last 20 years would even know how to use one. Fact paper charts are still used on ships as a back-up.
Still using tapedecks recording using type 2 tapes using tidal/apple music/flac hi res files as source… it is so much better than streaming.. i love the warm sound of cassettes.
vinyl is seen as the hipster audiophile past time...I pair mine with a vinaltage bulb fuse amp...yes that warm sound is cocaine for the ears...people miss out on the rhythmic horns and harmonized notes with today's tin sounding speakers and headphones
The last item, the "Beeper" for your turn on a specific arcade game, I have never seen or heard of. Maybe only used in arcades in large cities, where it got intensely overcrowded??? I can still remember seeing at least 8 people waiting in line to play NBA Jam. No "Beeper" gadgets were utilized.
Small issue with their description of car cigarette lighters. In about 99% of cars, the lighter stuck out about an inch and a half, and you’d press it almost flush against the console to make it get hot. It simply completed an electrical circuit, heating up the coiled element, and when it was hot the metal would expand enough to let it spring back up to its original position. It didn’t get hot when you removed it, like the video states, but began cooling off the moment it popped up. It *didn’t* pop out! It was fast, but if someone wanted a cigarette, they just listened for the quiet “click” or kept glancing over.
2:36 That looks more like a ZIP Disk. You can tell by its thickness and that drive design. Unlike with USB Drives, portable Hard Disk Drives, and portable SSDs; this failed to replace the 3.5 Floppy Disk.
Sony actually developed a boom box that delivered a massive amount of bass and very loud and large sounds thanks to polymer drivers. They just didn't develop it until the late 90s, which is a decade after the age of the "ghetto blasters."
I love how "Now completely obsolete" refers to tech which gave the rise to everything we pretty much know today. Also, all these items are still utilized today. "Carts" 8 tracks are used in many many, MANY radio stations because they can be queued -CD players STILL do not have this technology. Maybe next time you think of this technology of how it is still used today.....NOTHING becomes obsolete.....just used in different ways. Many Walkman's can now play WAV files. Everything was built better.....now we are just a disposable society.....not because the items are obsolete because we are now a wasteful nation. TV stations STILL use BETA players....why? Because they are better and fit the niche they fell into.
Compared to technology from the 60s; 1970s and 1980s technology doesn't feel as notably ancient. 1980s CRTs even work swell for retro gaming considering Composite, RGB, and S-Video connection became more common by then.
Why does every nostalgic 80s video state that FAX machines are obsolete? The only difference now, is that they are usually built into a copier/scanner/printer combo unit. Yes, they scan the image and can send the data over the phone line just like the old fax machines did.
I suppose you live in the US. In Europe I haven't used or seen a fax machine since 1999.
The same goes for bank checks, which we no longer use in Europe since the late 1990's.
0:53 when you've spent all your money on a new television and VCR and there's no budget for furniture
16:27 Some answering machines used the smaller cassette tapes, but the others used the standard size tapes, like the Sony Walkman did.
My friend Bill Jr. ( whom we called 'BUB" or "BUBBY" ) served in the U.S. Air Force in the
late 1960's and brought back a German made GRUNDIG BOOM BOX in the early 1970's .
This boom box had a very crisp sound with extra bass. This was the first time that I had
ever seen a boom box ! I wanted one of them but apparently they may not have been sold
in the United States .
Paper maps and nautical charts are still quite useful and provide more detail and overview than is acknowledged.
Correct, I can still use maps no problem, bet not many of the last 20 years would even know how to use one. Fact paper charts are still used on ships as a back-up.
Still using tapedecks recording using type 2 tapes using tidal/apple music/flac hi res files as source… it is so much better than streaming.. i love the warm sound of cassettes.
vinyl is seen as the hipster audiophile past time...I pair mine with a vinaltage bulb fuse amp...yes that warm sound is cocaine for the ears...people miss out on the rhythmic horns and harmonized notes with today's tin sounding speakers and headphones
AMEN BRO
The last item, the "Beeper" for your turn on a specific arcade game, I have never seen or heard of. Maybe only used in arcades in large cities, where it got intensely overcrowded??? I can still remember seeing at least 8 people waiting in line to play NBA Jam. No "Beeper" gadgets were utilized.
boom shock a locka
Years ago, my mom threw away my Atari 2600 and games that were in the attic for over 20 years 😩
Noooo…
12:24 Yes, I had 2 of these wooden cassette racks!
There is a Walkman MP3 Player that uses Android
Small issue with their description of car cigarette lighters. In about 99% of cars, the lighter stuck out about an inch and a half, and you’d press it almost flush against the console to make it get hot. It simply completed an electrical circuit, heating up the coiled element, and when it was hot the metal would expand enough to let it spring back up to its original position. It didn’t get hot when you removed it, like the video states, but began cooling off the moment it popped up. It *didn’t* pop out! It was fast, but if someone wanted a cigarette, they just listened for the quiet “click” or kept glancing over.
The only thing that's obsolete is Apple computers after 2 years
1980'S ITEMS :
@00:48 : VHS TAPES
@01:45 : SONY WALKMAN CASSETTE PLAYERS
@02:35 : FLOPPY DISCS
@03:37 : PAGERS
@04:50 : BOOM BOXES
@05:48 : FAX MACHINES
@06:48 : CORDED TELEPHONES WITH LONG CORDS
@07:43 : DOT MATRIX PRINTERS
@08:46 : CAR PHONE ANTENNAS
@09:56 : ROLODEXES
@10:57 : ATARI VIDEO GAME CONSOLES
@11:45 : CASSETTE TAPES
@12:46 : ENCYCLOPEDIAS ON CD - ROM
@13:40 : CIGARETTE LIGHTERS IN CARS ( AND ASHTRAYS IN CARS )
@14:30 : "BLOCKBUSTER" VIDEO RENTAL CARDS
@15:18 : TV REMOTE CONTROLS WITH PHYSICAL CLICKERS ( ZENITH SPACE COMMAND )
@16:16 : CASSETTE TAPE ANSWERING MACHINE
@17:14 : POLAROID INSTANT CAMERAS
@18:05 : SONY DISCMAN
@18:55 : SHOULDER PADS IN FASHION
@19:58 : CRT MONITORS FOR COMPUTERS ( NOW FLAT SCREEN TV MONITORS )
@21:10 : CASSETTE DECKS IN CARS
@22:06 : CALCULATOR WATCHES
@22:58 : PAPER MAPS FOR TRAVELERS
@23:50 : BEEPERS FOR VIDEO GAMES
2:36
That looks more like a ZIP Disk. You can tell by its thickness and that drive design. Unlike with USB Drives, portable Hard Disk Drives, and portable SSDs; this failed to replace the 3.5 Floppy Disk.
Sony actually developed a boom box that delivered a massive amount of bass and very loud and large sounds thanks to polymer drivers. They just didn't develop it until the late 90s, which is a decade after the age of the "ghetto blasters."
Some Businesses still user a standard printer not via computer printers ...
I love how "Now completely obsolete" refers to tech which gave the rise to everything we pretty much know today. Also, all these items are still utilized today. "Carts" 8 tracks are used in many many, MANY radio stations because they can be queued -CD players STILL do not have this technology.
Maybe next time you think of this technology of how it is still used today.....NOTHING becomes obsolete.....just used in different ways. Many Walkman's can now play WAV files. Everything was built better.....now we are just a disposable society.....not because the items are obsolete because we are now a wasteful nation. TV stations STILL use BETA players....why? Because they are better and fit the niche they fell into.
Compared to technology from the 60s; 1970s and 1980s technology doesn't feel as notably ancient.
1980s CRTs even work swell for retro gaming considering Composite, RGB, and S-Video connection became more common by then.
Not obsolete at all.