| ▲ | brk 2 days ago | |
Cuecat? Though I'm not sure if that ever really got big enough to warrant a spot, but it was a thing for a hot minute. HomeRF - The wifi contender that was supposed to unify wireless networks across multiple device types. Tivo - technically still around, but pretty much a zombie version of their former selves. (Maybe make an "I'm not dead yet!" section). Gateway 2000 PCs -Their support line had a DJ, and they were everywhere until all of a sudden they were nowhere. Optical Drives Zip Drives - 100MB on a floppy! OMFG!!!11 Slashdot - Digg and Reddit's funky uncle. | ||
| ▲ | zorked 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
Interesting Cuecat story: LibraryThing bought a massive stock of Cuecats and, 20 years later, they still sell them, repurposed to scan ISBNs from books for cataloging purposes: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/CueCat_Guide | ||
| ▲ | cestith 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Slashdot is still online and updating. Some of us still use optical drives from time to time (especially those of us with an existing stock of M-Disc media for long-term archiving). Gateway was purchased by Acer, so it’s not like they just disappeared. Not any more than DEC, SBC, or Studebaker anyway. They were just absorbed. | ||