Dead Tech (and #17)

 

 An MSN website has a list of 40 "Dead Technology" items.

(or at least "Things we seldom see or do anymore")

 

The list includes:

 

 Going on a 'blind' first date
 Needing to be 18 to have access to porn
 Hearing the sound of a modem connecting
 Removing the perforated leader strips from continuous-feed paper printouts
 Having easy-to-remember TV channel numbers
 Wearing a calculator watch
 Using a public phone booth
 Booting up to a C:\ prompt
 Getting an AOL disk or CD in the mail
 Using proper grammar and punctuation

http://tech.msn.com/products/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=21159559

   
 Item  #17  is
 
17. Making someone a real mix tape
Web sites like Mixtape.com and Songza may attempt to fill the void,

but the art of laboring over a custom-made mix tape tailored for a

special occasion or a special person -- as romanticized by John Cusack's

character in "High Fidelity" -- seems to have gone the way of electrical

appliance repair and blacksmithing. It's a shame, too, because mix tapes

made great gifts for dates -- and by "great" I mean "potentially highly

prized by the recipient and yet incredibly cheap and easy to assemble."
 

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