dead media
Abandoned recording technologies
Dead media are obsolete technologies for storing or transmitting information—formats and devices that have fallen out of common use.
Floppy disks, VHS tapes, telegraphs, and fax machines are dead or dying media.
The term often carries nostalgic or archaeological overtones: She collects dead media from thrift stores.
Some dead media persist in niche communities or see ironic revival.
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- telegraphElectrical message system
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- vinyl recordGrooved analog audio disc
- eight trackContinuous-loop audio format
reel to reel · typewriter · Betamax · cassette tape · VHS tape · microfiche · obsolescence · pager · floppy disk · retro aesthetics · restoration projects · digital archiving · daguerreotype · film reel · rotary phone · dial-up modem · supersession · slide projector
dead mediastreaming
Real-time digital delivery
cloud storage · streaming services · digital distribution · digital media · digital downloads
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