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 ad.
Compute Mag, 1991.
Modem
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
[ image source 2012-03-22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Epson_MX-80.jpg ]
Dot-Matrix printer
Floppy Disk, 1990s
floppy disks
Floppy drive
Nokia Cell Phone, ~1999
Nokia original ringtone
VCR, 1990s
VCR
[ image source 2012-03-22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VCR-03.jpg ]
Rotary Dial Phone, 1980s to 1990s
rotary dial phone
AOL 1990s
AOL “you got mail”
Windows Boot, 1990s – 2000s
Windows bootup sounds
Cash Register, 1980s
cash register