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NOW IT HAS BEEN FORGOT: Over on Twitter, Attoparsec‘s Matthew Dockery mentioned clearing out the old CRT computer monitors, and being glad of it. I replied that it’s funny how CRT monitors have no loyalists or preservationists, certainly not of any scale, unlike computers themselves, and vinyl LPs, and to a lesser extent CDs, the like.

It’s me, too; I have a couple of old Amiga CRTs I’ve held onto just in case, and even I want to get rid of them.

And that got us talking about old technologies without fandoms. Examples include CRT computer monitors, and those wretched devices, the FAX machine. So we’re wondering: what other dead tech lacks a fandom?

The polling software I have doesn’t allow fill-in-the-blank answers, but I’m going to start a poll anyway. Add other suggestions in comments!

What Fandomless Technologies Are Best Left Forgot?

• CRT computer monitors
• FAX machines
• ADD YOUR ANSWER IN COMMENTS! I'll edit the poll to add them.
• Nonlinear Video Editing - as in, direct-tape video editing.
• Floppy drives [Disputed - see comments at band blog]
• Audio Cassette Tape
• Slides & transparencies
• 8-Track cassette and radio station "carts"
• Dial-up modems
• Line editors. Oh gods, line editors.

[[CLICK HERE TO VOTE, the checkboxes above do nothing]]

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