‘What’s a piece of outdated tech you secretly miss?’ – 17 retro gizmos that need to make a comeback
10.
‘Devices built to last by a company that stands behind them’
-tehbar0
11.
‘damn flip phones had some aura’
-attilinoilsospetto
12.
‘Buying Microsoft Office and Photoshop once instead of renting them forever’
-PallyMcAffable
13.
‘The need for LAN parties. Peak era of gaming. Cardboard/blanket walls and all.’
-Norcx
14.
‘Rolodex.
It was so fun to spin the little wheel and make the pieces of paper flap and pretend you were a hard-bitten, sleep deprived journalist chasing down a lead while trying to beat the deadline.’
-LadySygerrik
15.
‘Film. There’s something magical about an analog way to capture images using chemicals exposed to light.’
-TotallyHumanPerson
16.
‘Analogue cable.
‘It was satisfying to just flip through like 10 channels in 5 seconds looking for something to watch and have every channel load basically instantly.
Yeah we have higher quality picture and resolution and all that, but it’s annoying it takes 3-4 seconds to load every channel.’
-non_clever_username
17.
‘Nothing specific.
‘Moreso the feel, weight, and sound of anything analogue/mechanical. Like the sound of a fresh tape being loaded into the VCR, or the snap of a CD discman closing, or the click of a physical button.
‘Touchscreens and instant streaming just don’t have that physical and aural feedback that feels like home.’
-Snozzberriez
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