15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s
Carly Tennes
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10/15/2024
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When was the last time you inserted a floppy disc into a drive, made a call on a landline telephone, or clapped to activate your appliances? If the answer is "not since the Reagan administration," you're far from alone. Enter the laundry list of now obsolete tech, beloved gadgets throughout the '70s and '80s ... and not much longer after that.
From Apple's first computer to a new "'C'VTR" that "only" weighs 15 pounds, here are 15 pieces of long-gone technology that people actually used in the '70s and '80s.
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A woman makes a phone call on a landline telephone, circa 1970. -
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What appears to be a promotional image for “Home Pong,” circa 1975. -
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Popeil’s poker fisherman, date unknown. -
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The Commodore PET, date unknown. -
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An advertisement for Rolodex, circa 1988 -
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A fax machine, date unknown. -
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A Motorola pager, circa 1985. -
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An ad fo Ampex’s portable “’C’VTR” that weighed “only 15 pounds” -
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“My beloved Sony cassette corder TCM 9 died, late 1980s.” -
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“Panasonic XBS boombox from the 1980s.” -
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The Centronics 101 Dot Matrix Printer, date unknown -
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The Clapper, circa 1984. -
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Floppy disc, date unknown. -
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Bell Telephone’s picture phone. Date unknown. -
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Apple’s original computer, circa 1976.
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