▲ 117 ▼ What was around or ended more recently than people think? (lemmy.autism.place) submitted 2 years ago by VirusMaster3073@lemmy.autism.place to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 108 comments fedilink hide all child comments I think the best example is the PlayStation 2 being discontinued in 2013, as well the PlayStation 1 in 2006
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lexus sold cars with cassette players until 2010 permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children) That isn't as crazy as it may seem. My main audio source well after graduation which was 2005, was a portable cd player that could play cd's burned with compressed mp3 libraries and connected to the car's stereo system via aux to cassette adapter. Idk about the portable cd player with mp3 library being common but most blunt cruises in those days were done in vehicles using portable cd player with cassette adapter. I know this is super anecdotal and specifically about the car owner class that isn't buying new Lexus' but I still wanted to point out the cassette deck saw extended use long after people stopped listening to actual cassettes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago My 2006 RX factory radio unit had cassette and cd decks. Sometime around 2012, I remember feeling like I had unlocked a secret backdoor because an audiobook that I wanted from the library had a crazy long waitlist for the cd edition. I hadnt used cassettes in decades, but somehow I had the idea to check to see if they offered that audiobook on cassette. They did! And it was available to check out immediately! I replaced the radio in that car shortly after that because I needed a bluetooth connection and handsfree capability. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Insert relevant Technology Connections video here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Omg fuckin yes. It was so awesome. It was during a brief period when mp3 hit the stage but before ipod was God, there were mp3 players that would just pop up like a memory stick in windows and you could limewire whatever you wanted for music onto the players. IDK if the software was Sony but the player was and you could put your whole limewire library in a small single CD per page zip up binder things. The mp3 saved on the cd was nothing special. The special was no audio players could play mp3 files at that time. Exceptions being: gaming consoles, pc's and maybe your surround sound if it was new. Cars were still nobs and buttons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children) That isn't as crazy as it may seem. My main audio source well after graduation which was 2005, was a portable cd player that could play cd's burned with compressed mp3 libraries and connected to the car's stereo system via aux to cassette adapter. Idk about the portable cd player with mp3 library being common but most blunt cruises in those days were done in vehicles using portable cd player with cassette adapter. I know this is super anecdotal and specifically about the car owner class that isn't buying new Lexus' but I still wanted to point out the cassette deck saw extended use long after people stopped listening to actual cassettes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago My 2006 RX factory radio unit had cassette and cd decks. Sometime around 2012, I remember feeling like I had unlocked a secret backdoor because an audiobook that I wanted from the library had a crazy long waitlist for the cd edition. I hadnt used cassettes in decades, but somehow I had the idea to check to see if they offered that audiobook on cassette. They did! And it was available to check out immediately! I replaced the radio in that car shortly after that because I needed a bluetooth connection and handsfree capability. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Insert relevant Technology Connections video here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Omg fuckin yes. It was so awesome. It was during a brief period when mp3 hit the stage but before ipod was God, there were mp3 players that would just pop up like a memory stick in windows and you could limewire whatever you wanted for music onto the players. IDK if the software was Sony but the player was and you could put your whole limewire library in a small single CD per page zip up binder things. The mp3 saved on the cd was nothing special. The special was no audio players could play mp3 files at that time. Exceptions being: gaming consoles, pc's and maybe your surround sound if it was new. Cars were still nobs and buttons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago My 2006 RX factory radio unit had cassette and cd decks. Sometime around 2012, I remember feeling like I had unlocked a secret backdoor because an audiobook that I wanted from the library had a crazy long waitlist for the cd edition. I hadnt used cassettes in decades, but somehow I had the idea to check to see if they offered that audiobook on cassette. They did! And it was available to check out immediately! I replaced the radio in that car shortly after that because I needed a bluetooth connection and handsfree capability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Insert relevant Technology Connections video here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Omg fuckin yes. It was so awesome. It was during a brief period when mp3 hit the stage but before ipod was God, there were mp3 players that would just pop up like a memory stick in windows and you could limewire whatever you wanted for music onto the players. IDK if the software was Sony but the player was and you could put your whole limewire library in a small single CD per page zip up binder things. The mp3 saved on the cd was nothing special. The special was no audio players could play mp3 files at that time. Exceptions being: gaming consoles, pc's and maybe your surround sound if it was new. Cars were still nobs and buttons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Omg fuckin yes. It was so awesome. It was during a brief period when mp3 hit the stage but before ipod was God, there were mp3 players that would just pop up like a memory stick in windows and you could limewire whatever you wanted for music onto the players. IDK if the software was Sony but the player was and you could put your whole limewire library in a small single CD per page zip up binder things. The mp3 saved on the cd was nothing special. The special was no audio players could play mp3 files at that time. Exceptions being: gaming consoles, pc's and maybe your surround sound if it was new. Cars were still nobs and buttons. permalink fedilink source parent