Things which really died a death.

[Zod]

podwin said:

I can't remember what software he was using that had an old floppy disk as the save icon, but of course it doesn't mean anything to anyone under 20 nowadays, but I have also seen it even on phones I think.

Goes to show the age of the developer on that software!

MS Office 2016!

[Zigster]

When I was growing up (70s/80s) an old chap in my village had one of them. Bizarrely, I always thought it looked pretty futuristic at the time.

Interesting article in the Guardian recently:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/29...

[Steamer]

Zigster said:

When I was growing up (70s/80s) an old chap in my village had one of them. Bizarrely, I always thought it looked pretty futuristic at the time.

Interesting article in the Guardian recently:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/29...

82mph ?!

I never saw one going anywhere near that fast.

[captain_cynic]

alorotom said:

And who’s to say your mate isn’t just a st photographer so it makes the equipment moot, sorry but your wrong and pretty much all reviews for higher end smartphones for the past few years reinforce this

Erm, reviews by smartphone reviewers, not photographers.

Also, last years FOS was particularly overcast. Phones ran out of ability long before most of my mates would run out of talent.

Photographers, you know, people who produce good photos, say the complete opposite. Cameras without moving parts simply cannot produce the same quality of image. As a result, phone images end up washed out in less than ideal lighting conditions (I.E. high contrast, shooting in RAW and post processing cannot perform the same function as a lens aperture).

Camera phones are OK for when you just need to take a quick picture, I use them fairly regularly for taking short notes of ID tags, Service Numbers and what not that used to be fairly tedious note taking in fairly contorted stances... But if I'm going somewhere where I want good shots I can be proud to show other people, I take my camera.

And lets face it, most people use phone cameras for Selfies and Instagram, so they dont need to be good at all.

AppleJuice said:

captain_cynic said:

Static shots with proper camera v mate's phone camera / better action shots helped by the proper camera's image stabalisation

A proper camera (DSLR) is easier to hold and keep stable as it is solidly supported with your hands, than a phone which is susceptible to wobbly moments due to being held with spindly fingers, leading to (arguably) better quality photogaphs and films - which will be more often than not shot correctly in landscape with decent audio.

Absolutely, no arguments from me.

But the image stabilisation in the DIGIC III cameras is something that sets them apart from other point and shoots. I'm pretty sure the DIGIC III has been superseded as well.

I'd produce better shots from a DSLR simply because it's a better design, but I use my camera about 4 times a year, so I cant justify the cost, the Ixus 155 I have is a good trade off between quality and price.

I originally cut my teeth on B&W film SLR's and still remember how to develop film and prints. Back then it was important to get composition, lighting, focusing, film and shutter speed correct before shooting as you had a maximum of 32 chances to get it right.

Edited by captain_cynic on Thursday 24th May 11:46

[AppleJuice]

Two for one...

[Mr-B]

lufbramatt said:

Electric milk floats. Don't see them any more. See the odd transit based milk float, I gather due to less people having milk delivered the drops are further apart and the electric floats didn't have the range.

Surprised now that everyone buys everything (including groceries) online that no-one has made a modern electric small commercial van, surely would work quite well for delivery drivers that have to make loads of drops in the same area.

Recent local news item was saying the milkman is making a comeback. Due to concerns about sustainability people are using milkmen more due to the environmentally friendly re-use of glass bottles. Maybe the electric float is due a revival with Tesla batteries!

[john2443]

lufbramatt said:

Electric milk floats. Don't see them any more. See the odd transit based milk float, I gather due to less people having milk delivered the drops are further apart and the electric floats didn't have the range.

Surprised now that everyone buys everything (including groceries) online that no-one has made a modern electric small commercial van, surely would work quite well for delivery drivers that have to make loads of drops in the same area.

Elec milk floats are still around, they don't qualify as died a death seeing they must have been around for 70? years!

Potential elec delivery van here http://www.morris-commercial.com/. well, there's a website, whether it makes it to production is another question!

[Fallingup]

Streakers

[lufbramatt]

I'm sure with every single thing on this thread there will be a couple of them still being used somewhere!

I remember walking to school and seeing electric milkfloats every day, my mum used to get us a bottle of milkshake along with the milk order as a treat sometimes Personally haven't seen one for years. you can't deny that they are much, much less popular than they were 15-20 years ago.

[Dagnir]

WolfieBot said:

The irony being even the USB stick is fast becoming outdated! Must be 2-3 years since I used one now!

What do you use instead? Cloud storage I assume?

Flash drives are far more convenient I find

[Zoon]

lufbramatt said:

I'm sure with every single thing on this thread there will be a couple of them still being used somewhere!

I remember walking to school and seeing electric milkfloats every day, my mum used to get us a bottle of milkshake along with the milk order as a treat sometimes Personally haven't seen one for years. you can't deny that they are much, much less popular than they were 15-20 years ago.

What about the man who used to deliver fizzy pop?

[lufbramatt]

Zoon said:

lufbramatt said:

I'm sure with every single thing on this thread there will be a couple of them still being used somewhere!

I remember walking to school and seeing electric milkfloats every day, my mum used to get us a bottle of milkshake along with the milk order as a treat sometimes Personally haven't seen one for years. you can't deny that they are much, much less popular than they were 15-20 years ago.

What about the man who used to deliver fizzy pop?

I've got a matchbox one of those, looks exactly like this:

[bertie]

gothatway said:

Gecko1978 said:

5 1/4 inch discs > 3.5 inch disc > iomega zip disc > usb stick > memory card > cloud

all in my lifetime but I think the biggest change has been the fact your phone does all of this now and more.

You must be young. What about paper tape > punched cards > 1/4" cassette tapes > 1/2" reel-to-reel tapes > multi-platter disc drives > 8.5" floppies ?

They were 8" floppy disks, not 8.5" /pedantmodeoff

[Wildcat45]

Fresca. Loved it as a kid. Ice blue can. I think it was fuzzy grapefruit juice.

It just vanished.

I think there was a drink called Fresca in the states states but that was different

[Wildcat45]

Norsca soap, bubble bath etc, was also big for a while in the 1970s.

Edited by Wildcat45 on Thursday 24th May 16:34

[The Don of Croy]

This may be a bit niche, and apols if already covered, but I currently work in tool distribution and these three are recent innovations;



- a hammer with more 'force' in every blow...except it wasn't even shown at the last trade show I went to.



- a saw with interchangeable blades and ergo grip, nice idea but very pricey for a handtool (and not ambi-dextrous so more stock holding for the poor retailer) when disposable saws just get better and better (even ones made by the same company).



- great gimmick to handle (like an over-sized computer mouse) that at nearly £45 does exactly what a stanley knife does. Hard to find now but ten years ago it had the might of British Gypsum behind it and blanket trade advertising. RIP Bladerunner.

That being said, it's great that there are people out there trying to re-invent some of the simplest (and thus most widespread) tools we use.

[toastybase]

Would mini discs count?

[untakenname]

Thought calling cards in phone boxes weren't a thing anymore with sex workers going online but recently I've noticed a load when commuting in (work in Covent Garden).

[Phunk]

Dagnir said:

WolfieBot said:

The irony being even the USB stick is fast becoming outdated! Must be 2-3 years since I used one now!

What do you use instead? Cloud storage I assume?

Flash drives are far more convenient I find

I use a google drive with unlimited storage, using gmail I can attach as many files as I need.

If someone is in the same room I just use airdrop.

I will admit to using external hard drives for anything over 10GB though.

[KrazyIvan]

Have curved Tv's died yet, seems a lot less of them in show rooms