The Sounds of Obsolete Technologies 1990 to 2000

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Each of the following are popular, in the 1980 to 1990s. They were in every office or home.

Dial-up Modem, 1990s

SupraModem 2400 Plus Compute Mag 1991
SupraModem 2400 Plus ad. Compute Mag, 1991.
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Modem is a device you need to connect your phone to the internet thru the (landline) telephone.

Dot Matrix Printer, early 1990s

dot-matrix printer Epson MX-80
dot-matrix printer Epson MX-80 〔image source 2012-03-22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Epson_MX-80.jpg 〕
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Floppy Disk, 1990s

floppy disks
floppy disks
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Nokia Cell Phone, ~1999

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VCR, 1990s

VCR Philips
VCR 〔image source 2012-03-22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VCR-03.jpg 〕

Rotary Dial Phone, 1980s to 1990s

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AOL 1990s

AOL “you got mail”

Windows Boot, 1990s to 2000s

https://youtu.be/I1Iup7iDaeQ
Windows bootup sounds

Cash Register, 1980s

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