What will be the next major computer related "thing" that will be phased out?

**pr_capone** · 01:30 AM

Interesting things have come and gone info fashion in the PC world.

Things off the top of my head:

5 1/4 drive / disks
3.5 drive / disks
zip drive / disks
floppy disks sleves
floppy disk holders
IDE ATA (hasnt got long to go now that optical drives are on sata)

vga ( monitor display setting & port of choice for monitors )
cga
monochrome
15 inch and below displays
CRT monitors
4:3 aspect ratio

modems
900 baud
1200 baud
2400 baud
4800 baud
9600 baud
14.4 baud
28.8 baud

wired keyboards
wired mice
one botton mice
two button mice

DDR (Still used by those whom have not caught up to technology) tongue.gif
RIMM (never really took off with anyone other than niche markets)
SDRAM
EDORAM
RDRAM

AOL
Compuserve
BBSs

MS DOS
Windows 3x
Win 95
Win 98
Win ME
Win 2k

Packard Bell (In the US)

Cyrix Processors
Term "Intel Compatible"

8088
8086
268
286 (and designations)
386 ""
468 ""
Intel Pentium & beyond
AMD K5 & beyond

can anyone add to the list?

whats the next to go?

I think that HDDs will be replaced by flash.

01-03-2008, 01:25 AM	Topic Starter
pr_capone ** SOC & ** YOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chiefs Hell Casino cash: $10018214	What will be the next major computer related "thing" that will be phased out? Interesting things have come and gone info fashion in the PC world. Things off the top of my head: 5 1/4 drive / disks 3.5 drive / disks zip drive / disks floppy disks sleves floppy disk holders IDE ATA (hasnt got long to go now that optical drives are on sata) vga ( monitor display setting & port of choice for monitors ) cga monochrome 15 inch and below displays CRT monitors 4:3 aspect ratio modems 900 baud 1200 baud 2400 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud 14.4 baud 28.8 baud wired keyboards wired mice one botton mice two button mice DDR (Still used by those whom have not caught up to technology) tongue.gif RIMM (never really took off with anyone other than niche markets) SDRAM EDORAM RDRAM AOL Compuserve BBSs MS DOS Windows 3x Win 95 Win 98 Win ME Win 2k Packard Bell (In the US) Cyrix Processors Term "Intel Compatible" 8088 8086 268 286 (and designations) 386 "" 468 "" Intel Pentium & beyond AMD K5 & beyond can anyone add to the list? whats the next to go? I think that HDDs will be replaced by flash. Last edited by pr_capone; 01-03-2008 at 01:30 AM..
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