The BlackBerry and Things of the Past

This last Tuesday, BlackBerry stopped running support for all of their classic devices. Most people have moved on from BlackBerry, but it brought up thoughts of technology we've said goodbye to. So here is a list of some technology that has gone extinct, are going extinct, or were extinct and have made a comeback!

Ten years ago I would have said okay DVDs and Blueray are replacing VHS. Now even those can soon be added to this list. With Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney Plus, the world has gone nearly full digital. With films now being premiered on streaming will theatres soon fade into history also?

There are many game systems that have come and gone (and ironically I always seem to buy the ones that fail first). Atari was one of the first on the field of home consoles. With infamous games like Pong, Pac Man and Centipede. I think my favourite story is how ET the Game more or less nearly destroyed Atari and the gaming industry for years. 

At one time, CDs were all the rage and vinyl and tapes had slowly faded away. But even CDs have seemed to slowly vanish as you see them in the thousands in dollar bins. Yet, vinyl has returned by just being cool. It's cool to own vinyl. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone at WCSX that doesn't own some vinyl. And everyone still gets excited to hear a new album will be released on vinyl.