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15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

From Apple's first computer to a new "'C'VTR" that "only" weighs 15 pounds, here are 15 pieces of long-gone technology that people actually used in the '70s and '80s.

By Carly Tennes

Published 6 months ago in Wow

When was the last time you inserted a floppy disc into a drive, made a call on a landline telephone, or clapped to activate your appliances? If the answer is "not since the Reagan administration," you're far from alone. Enter the laundry list of now obsolete tech, beloved gadgets  throughout the '70s and '80s ... and not much longer after that. 


From Apple's first computer to a new "'C'VTR" that "only" weighs 15 pounds, here are 15 pieces of long-gone technology that people actually used in the '70s and '80s. 

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    A woman makes a phone call on a landline telephone, circa 1970.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 2

    What appears to be a promotional image for “Home Pong,” circa 1975.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 3

    Popeil’s poker fisherman, date unknown.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 4

    The Commodore PET, date unknown.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 5

    An advertisement for Rolodex, circa 1988

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 6

    A fax machine, date unknown.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 7

    A Motorola pager, circa 1985.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 8

    An ad fo Ampex’s portable “’C’VTR” that weighed “only 15 pounds”

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 9

    “My beloved Sony cassette corder TCM 9 died, late 1980s.”

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 10

    “Panasonic XBS boombox from the 1980s.”

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 11

     The Centronics 101 Dot Matrix Printer, date unknown 

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 12

    The Clapper, circa 1984.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 13

    Floppy disc, date unknown.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 14

    Bell Telephone’s picture phone. Date unknown.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

  • 15

    Apple’s original computer, circa 1976.

    15 Pieces of Long-Gone Tech People Actually Used In the 1970s and 80s

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