Most of the technologies that we have used in the past have been eclipsed by the remarkable technology that we use today.
Betamax Betamax was developed by Sony in 1975, a year before the ultimately more popular VHS format was invented as a response to Sony’s attempt to control the format of the industry. |
HS Format Invented by JVC, VHS was the predominant video format by the 1980’s, despite what some argued was the technical superiority of the Betamax format. |
Laser Disc Players Initially marketed as Discovisional, laser discs were the format choice of tech enthusiasts who had the money to put together a collection until the DVD format came out. |
Turntables Record players are still in use in DJ booths, recording studios, and radio stations all over the world. |
Reel to Reel The first tape recorders were reel to reel and were the preferred technology for professional sound designers until digital formats rendered them obsolete. |
Cassette Tape Recorders These devices were considerably less bulky then their reel to reel ancestors, and were used mostly for transcription |
Transistor Radios Transistor radios typically only picked up on the AM band and were a ubiquitous sight in schools and businesses in the seventies. |
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