Obsolete Technologies

1

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

1

InfoHighway

2

EarthLink

3

AOL

4

Prodigy

2

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

1

VCD

2

HD DVD

3

Betamax

4

Mavica

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

FilmPuck

2

LaserDisc

3

RetroTape

4

CineDisc

4

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

1

Swamp cooler

2

Steering wheel lever

3

Rearview mirror switch

4

Foot brake activator

5

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

1

Radiogram

2

Transistor box

3

Music hub

4

Record cabinet

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 Quill

3

The Telex

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

Teletype

2

Smoke Signals

3

Postcard Service

4

Telegraph

8

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

1

T9

2

SMS Simplicity

3

TextFlow Technology

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

Transparency router

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

Astrolabe

2

Abacus

3

Soroban

4

Napier's bones

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