Obsolete Technologies

1

What dial-up service provided early internet access, complete with hourly rates and “You’ve got mail” alerts?

1

CyberWave

2

AOL

3

EarthLink

4

DialUp Direct

2

What video format, played using large magnetic tapes, competed with VHS in the 1980s but ultimately lost the format war?

1

HD DVD

2

Laserdisc

3

BetaMaxx

4

Betamax

3

What flat, disc-like video format, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was larger than a vinyl record and used for playing movies?

1

LaserDisc

2

CineDisc

3

BigScreen CD

4

RoundVideo

4

What optional car feature, popular in the 1950s and '60s, could cool air using water evaporation instead of refrigerant?

1

Foot brake activator

2

Headlight toggle knob

3

Swamp cooler

4

Dashboard dimming lever

5

What large, box-like appliance combined a radio and record player, and was often built into furniture?

1

Music hub

2

Radiogram

3

Vinyl station

4

Radio bookshelf

6

What handheld device, popular among professionals in the 1990s, allowed users to receive short text messages but couldn’t send replies?

1

The Pager

2

The Memoscope

3

The Quill

4

The Fax

7

What 20th-century method of transmitting written messages over long distances used Morse code and was eventually replaced by the telephone?

1

Carrier Pigeon System

2

Telegraph

3

Teletype

4

Smoke Signals

8

What text technology allowed early cell phone users to type out messages before full keyboards and touchscreens became standard?

1

SMS Simplicity

2

T9

3

Message Dial System

4

AlphaText

9

What classroom device projected images from transparent sheets onto a wall or screen using a bright light and mirror?

1

Digital image enhancer

2

Static display unit

3

Overhead projector

4

Image reflection system

10

What simple calculating tool, replaced by modern calculators and computers, used sliding rods to perform arithmetic operations?

1

Abacus

2

Soroban

3

Counting board

4

Tally sticks

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