In technology everything goes very fast.Our computer becomes obsolete in a few years and, although when we bought it it was very fast, now it seems like a turtle.The same happens with other devices, such as mobile phones or tablets However, many times we resist getting rid of them and keep them with love.Let's see 9 examples that we are technological nostalgic and we can't help it.
At the end of the day, we have spent many good times with this technology, it has taken us out of more than a hurry or, in some cases, it is still useful.Perhaps that is why when you hear the music of the first video game with which You spent hours having fun, you can't help feeling a little bit of annoyance and think that those times won't come back, even though you wouldn't change your current console for that one.
The console, that retro object
And the world of video games is one of the most nostalgic.Just look at the amount of pages dedicated to emulators of Arcade or Atari, to name two examples.We can find classic games on pages like The Internet Arcade, a library that gathers more than 900 classic games very well recreated to play directly from your browser.
Another example is the retro consoles that are appearing from time to time and are remarketed, many of them driven by the fans themselves who have crowdfunding a paid land to unleash their wishes and get one of these replicas that allow them to teleport to the 80s.
The 8-bit games that currently succeed
Another clear example is the games where the pixel is important again , the 8-bit games, which can send us to the universe of the 80s and that in many cases are part of its charm.We are not talking about vintage games, but of modern games of granexito as the case of Papers Please.The aesthetics of the game helps us to enter in that time of history where that retro aesthetic helps us get into the character of the game.
Do you still have your first computer saved?
The same as we say about consoles can be applied to computers. Spectrum, Commodore, Amstrad , mythical brands where, in addition to their colorful keyboards, we had to introduce the cassette tapes that loaded games , which took forever to get going.And, despite knowing that it is most likely that you will never use them again, they are still in a box in the storage room to record that you were a pioneer in computer science.
As much as the computer evolves you don't change the keyboard
It may not be necessary to go down to the storage room to check it.In many cases, keyboards give good faith in this.Especially if an intensive use of this peripheral is made and the lack of space is not an impediment, in many cases mechanical keyboards are preserved, nowadays very much appreciated, that have survived the passage of time and have joined different teams.
The touch of the keys and the speed achieved in writing is what makes these peripherals one of the reasons to stay throughout the years as part of our experience in front of the The bad thing in many cases is that the PS2 connection that most of them used with an adapter is already being lost, so that new equipment is no longer possible to use, however, as can be seen in the previous video , there are solutions even to incorporate the keyboard of a typewriter to an iPad.
Technological nostalgia for Windows 3.1 and vintage programs
Another clear example is nostalgia for using Windows 3.1 and those first programs that we could see with Windows.Beyond seeing how we managed with one of the first versions of the operating system before the Internet era or trying some programs like Lotus 1,2,3, it doesn't make much sense.However, when we find an example to remember it, we don't hesitate to try it.
We can do it without installing anything through the browser.With a little patience to wait for it to load, we will have it ready and enjoy the attached flavor of the old Windows.Are you sure that curiosity doesn't bite you?
You still have the fax in the office
Although less is maintained at home, the truth is that in many companies they still retain their old fax machine .With the options available today to send Internet faxes if necessary What prevents us from getting rid of that device? The truth is that less and less are needed and, as the year goes by, we realize that we have neither received nor sent any.
And the modem of your first Internet access
Another of the obsolete devices that many of us may keep is the 56k modem that allowed us to access the Internet for the first time.That squeaky ringtone, that emotion that already had a line and I could access the network, it has been lost, but surely what we don't miss is the browsing speed of those first modems.
And the matrix printer with continuous paper
And to end the journey of the peripherals and old accessories, we must not forget the matrix printer .We do not refer to the financial ones, which some banks and ATMs use to update the cards ( a concept that, on the other hand, is also becoming obsolete.) These are needle printers that many of them used continuous paper and had the advantage that their cost per page was very low.
Of course, the noise they made when printing or how much they moved could make the table where they were shaking.Some can still be seen, especially in public administrations that depend on management systems old.
Did you buy a mididisc, a LaserDisc and in the end I ended up in a drawer?
Other examples of nostalgic technology are those devices in which we believe, but then they did not succeed.An example can be the Minidisc in audio or the LaserDisk in video .The first one was defeated because of the MP3, despite the great sound quality, it never became as popular and as easy to use as it was after copying and moving files to a player.The Laserdisc is another example of transition technology that was defeated by new digital formats.
No one wants to accumulate movies and tapes at home when everything can be stored on a hard disk, however, there were many visionaries who bet on them, as happened to many with the Minidisc, and we still keep them in a drawer, even if they are used less than the turntable that we connect to our MP3 speaker.Besides, who needs them now having Spotify? They are simply saved by nostalgia or by refusing to accept our defeat, but we all know that they will no longer return.
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