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Top 10 technologies that refuse to die

Posted on February 5, 2004 By admin 2 Comments on Top 10 technologies that refuse to die

Original link: http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/scigliano0204.asp?trk=nl

Analog watches
Dot-matrix printers
Typewriters
Broadcast radio
Pagers
Reel-to-reel tape
Vacuum tubes
Fax machines
Mainframe computers
Fortran

One could also add: vinyl and VCRs

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Comments (2) on “Top 10 technologies that refuse to die”

  1. strychnyn says:
    February 5, 2004 at 11:21 am

    i like typewriters :D
    then again, i also like writing by hand, too.
    i'm weird.

    (http://livejournal.com/users/strychnyn)

  2. talisker says:
    February 5, 2004 at 3:29 pm

    I love calligraphy and penmanship, but suck at both.

    And you are weird.

    But I like you nonetheless.

    (http://livejournal.com/users/talisker)

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