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Typewriter
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper by striking an inked ribbon selectively against the paper with a type element. Typewriters were invented in June, 1868 by Christopher Latham.
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Cassette Tapes
The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Dutch company Philips and released in August 1963. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape -
Boombox
A boombox is a transistorized portable music player featuring one or two cassette tape players/recorders and AM/FM radio, generally with a carrying handle. Beginning in the mid 1990s, a CD player was often included.[1] Sound is delivered through an amplifier and two or more integrated loudspeakers.
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VHS Tapes
VHS (Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, invented in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan. It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Floppy Disks
A floppy disk, also known as a "floppy" or "diskette," is a type of removable storage media used to store data on computers. The disks are usually made from plastic and metal and can hold anywhere from 100 KB to 1.44 MB of data. It was first developed in 1971 and became widely used starting in the late 1970s.
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Beepers
A pager, also known as a beeper or bleeper, is a wireless telecommunications device that receives and displays alphanumeric or voice messages. One-way pagers can only receive messages, while response pagers and two-way pagers can also acknowledge, reply to, and originate messages using an internal transmitter. Invented by Bell Labs in 1947.
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PDA
A personal digital assistant, also known as a handheld PC, is a multi-purpose mobile device which functions as a personal information manager. -
Answering Machine
A tape recorder or digital device which supplies a recorded answer to a phone call and can record a message from the caller. An answering machine is able to accept missed calls and greet the caller with a personalized message. In 1949, the first commercially successful answering machine was the Electronic Secretary created by inventor Joseph Zimmerman and businessman George W. Danner, who founded Electronic Secretary Industries in Wisconsin. -
Pay Phones
A payphone is typically a coin-operated public telephone, often located in a telephone booth or in high-traffic public areas. Prepayment is required by inserting coins or telephone tokens, swiping a credit or debit card, or using a telephone card.
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Fax Machines
Fax, sometimes called telecopying or telefax, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material, normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device.
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