I miss life from before the internet, a lot. It feels like I live on a different planet now.

I still like an alarm clock so that I can see the time when I barely open my eyes and not move. I don’t want to have to pick up a phone.

I miss the ability to permanently own something vs forever paying subscribing to a service making it available.

My mother bought a digital alarm clock/radio from the Home Shopping Channel in 1978. It still wakes her up every morning.

I still remember when daily papers had morning and evening editions. The help wanted ads were divided by 'Jobs for men' and Jobs for women'.

I still get the daily newspaper, have a land-line and answering machine, an alarm clock and house keys. I like it like that! 😊

I was born in 1961 and miss just being there for all these simple things and the simple easy going friendly times. Yay, no cell phones or internet and yay for the books back then.

I bought a new boom box in the early 80’s. I still have it. Works like a charm. I have it in my kitchen and play it loud! In the 90’s we had the answering machine. I had a dog. I would call home and say hi to the dog.

House and car keys are not obsolete We still use keys to lock and unlock our house front door Even with push button start in todays car the car key must be in the car to activate the push button

It's always a good day whenever Recollection Road uploads

Items way back in the day were actually manufactured/designed to last almost a lifetime. I know someone who has a washer from the brand gold star, a brand which no longer exists, and that washer still works wonderfully.

As much as I appreciate how the internet and smart phones has made life much more convenient….. I sure miss all of these obsolete items we no longer use.

I used to have an answering machine back in the 80's from Radio Shack, now even physical Radio Shack's are gone!😯💯👍thanks for beautiful memories of days gone by!

I still have my old digital alarm clock that I got for Christmas back in early eighties. The radio on it doesn't work anymore, but the clock does and I still use it. It's sitting on the table next to my bed.

When I worked for Publix in the late 70s and early 80s, I used to clock in and out with a punch clock, lol. Wow. I was in my late teens back then, I was born in 1961.

I still use a landline and answering machine.

Personally I’d like to go back to the way things used to be

there is a coffee shop in Amsterdam no phones, laptops any tech gadgets are allowed only Sundays so people can socialize. the gathering call "off line club" 90s 80s vibe we really miss

The company I worked for from 1973 until 2012 still used the same time clocks with daily cards that they had in the 1950’s. And as far as I know they are still using them.

I find it funny that generations now who hear the "Pina Colada Song" (Escape) don't understand the whole idea of the personal column that is the basis of the song, coming up with all sorts of reasons why it would be in the newspaper. And forget "Want Ads" by Honey Cone.

I still use an alarm clock/radio, I have had it for over 30 years. I have thought about retiring but it still works so I keep using it. I still use DVDs and also have a DVD/VHS combo player. I don't have many VHS tapes left but a few.

Who used to be embarrassed when you would have a message on the answering machine and everyone could hear it

Alarm clocks are actually still quite common. Many of the digital clocks on the market still have an alarm feature, though I have no idea how many people use them. I can say that the mere sight of my phone annoys me more than any alarm clock I've ever owned, so a phone is the last thing I'd like to see first thing in the morning.

I still have my boombox from the early 80's and it works and sounds just at good except the cassette. I also have a small fridge from college during that time that has been in use ever since then while I've replaced many other fridges and freezers and appliances. Both in the garage exposed to heat, cold and dust and still going strong.

Classroom pencil sharpeners, 8 track player, reel to reel recorders and Polaroid cameras. I miss em.

I still use an alarm clock as a back up. There has been too many times when my phone alarm has failed to go off for whatever reason.

Hahaha...every vehicle I own still uses keys, I have a pocketful, I have an alarm clock that's extremely similar to the ones you showed, and I punch a timeclock every single workday. Living in the past and loving it! (My wife and I actively search out appliances and home furnishings from the 1980's and back for our home. We yearn for yesteryear and hate modern society.) We LOVE your videos!

As someone who owned a LaserDisc player, I can tell you titles were NOT limited, and almost every single popular movie and tons and tons of exclusive content (like concerts) were available on LaserDisc. They were, however, VERY expensive, popular movies could sell for $40-100 right up until the mass release of DVD and players were $500+.

Film photography is making a comeback (albeit small), especially instant film. The Analog Renaissance has been growing steadily this past decade, and people are rediscovering old tech in the best way possible.

You forgot the advent of transistor radios that could play TV audio! I got one when I was 11 and flipped out listening to TV shows in bed past my bedtime. 🤩

I think I need a tshirt that just says obsolete! Thanks for the video.

I can think of a few things that have changed over the years 1. Most recently that new cars do not have gas caps. I remember having to buy a locking gas cap to prevent someone from stealing gas out of my car. 2.the use of mercury filled thermostats for you home. Now digital means you can program from phone. 3. Went from percolating coffee to instant and all the commercials to a Kerrig machine to finally for the last 10 years using a French press

I miss the days of old😫Growing up in The United States of America in the 1970's was a great time😃The simple life was better😁I still have to ask people about things on my so called Smart Phone😆I'm amazed I can run a KZfaq channel🤣ROCK ON!!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

I had the EXACT Panasonic Clock Radio at 6:35. Awesome to see it again.

With the invention of desktops and laptops, typewriters have become obsolete

In 25 years someone could easily make a clip like this about all the oddball things we have to use today which will be way gone twenty five years from now. There will also be astounding advances in medications and medical equipment to ease suffering and prolong life. Above all else man is a tool maker.

So, in summary, evidently the smart phone has replaced everything.

I genuinely miss film. Took photography in school and loved developing my photos. 😢

I didn't know alarm clocks were considered "obsolete" now. Yeah, it's neat, but I think it's pretty dumb to have your phone as one. What if someone calls you in the middle of the night while you're trying to sleep? Or even when you get a text, and the bright light is keeping you up? With an alarm clock, it only goes off when it's set on a scheduled time. Your phone has a time and place, but sleep should not be one of them.

Few of those stuff aren’t actually obsolete like film cameras, sitcoms, tokens, and metal keys! Film has resurgence like vinyl records, and nowadays stores are selling out of their film stock! I would say Xerox photocopies that was once necessary at school or office is now obsolete.

My job used punch card time clocks until 2017. Dinosaurs are hard to kill, eh?

My family had a wringer washing machine long after automatic washers were invented. My mother believed automatic washing machines couldn't get clothes clean enough.

I miss paper card catalogs so much. You could run through them so much faster than the online versions, and they introduced you to many new subjects on the way. Now books are in short supply.

I miss the old printed newspapers.... I loved sharing them with my dad, and up till 2016, I still received one twice a week. I miss them.....

As a GenX, I used some of these things growing up and witnessed the fast paced changes of technologies from 70s to present 2020s. In summary, most of the devices mentioned are now integrated into the 2 main technologies we use everyday: SMARTPHONE and INTERNET. Watching this Recollection clip makes me NOSTALGIC really. 😄

As a kid I had a small black and white television, that had a converter plug in the back that you could plug the tv into a car cigarette lighter to watch "On the go." I remember that day Prince Charles married Diana. (29 July 1981). I started watching at home around 4am (in Miami), then I was going to work with my father on that particular day, so I loaded the tv into the front seat (on the floor board) and plugged it into the lighter, and away we went to his office, where I then re-plugged the tv in a wall socket.

I still have and use the majority of the items mentioned in this vid. And I do NOT own or have ever used a cell phone. And I'm very happy! Go figure...lol.

Haven't used an alarm clock since the mid eighties, when I used to manage a c-store. Eventually I got so used to waking up at five o'clock that my body just automatically woke itself up, thus negating the need for an alarm clock.

I still have (and use) a clock radio. My old eyes can focus and see those big numbers a whole lot better than they can see what's on my phone. Still have an old boombox out in the garage, too.

I didn't know that alarm clocks were obsolete. I don't trust my cell phone to wake me up.

I was feeling young (I'm 50) until I watched this! 😂 Ditto machines, phone books, TV guides. Cashier looking through a booklet for stolen CC at the grocery I will say: slide rules were before my time - lol

We’re not just talking about change. We’re experiencing change at never before seen SPEED! In previous generations, things would change at a more leisurely pace. But in modern times, something that was new two years ago is now ancient technology. It’s much harder to keep up and adapt.

Still using an old-school clock radio. I did finally replace all the RJ-11 phone jacks with cover plates...

I still have plenty of keys.

This made me feel so damn old.

Give me back those car keys. It only used to cost a few bucks to have spares. Now, you need to pay hundreds to replace one of those heavy fobs, let alone to repair a push button. The technology in new cars makes it impossible to be worked on for even the simplest tasks. Instead, you are out a small fortune for jobs that used to be easy. Not to mention the fragility of car body parts compared to steel. And those screens that run everything, - You will have to pay thousands if they wear out or just fail, - and you'll be stuck somewhere with nothing you can do except wait for a tow truck.

I remember when I was a young unemployed person and afraid to leave my house because I was actively seeking work and was afraid I would miss a phone call for an interview. A friend from church bought me an answering machine so I wouldn't miss any calls. It cost $100. I still remember his kindness.

🎉 retro greetings from coastal Mississippi. Thanks for the flashback memories. I remember all of these. I still have a lot of them . Even the landline😂

How about a job? My mom was a travel agent for many years but because of the Internet and being able to book your own flight and hotel, that job is now obsolete. Makes me sad.

My mind played the alarm clock tone in my head when the image popped up. Ack Ack Ack is the best way to describe it, such a unique sound.

Punch time clocks are still widely used, and are still sold in warehouse catalogs.

Have to add that having a landline was always the best. Sound,reliability,and u could always plug them in during a storm. Now every thing is dependent on the internet . When that goes out ur in trouble.

I will never give up my technology but I do miss certain things we had before it existed for the regular person. The way people In general now is revolting - Man😢y people just seem to not care that there are other humans in their world - watch a family in a restaurant - they are all - kids and parents - on their phones - no conversation - barely even recognizing others in their group! People drive differently forgetting about other cars - I dint want to go back at all but I sure wish people could be more human!!!

I lived in New York way back in the 60s and I remember the subway train tokens.

I still have the digital clock plugged in my dresser so when I look across the room, I see the time I don’t use the alarm function though, even though I have my phone next to the bed😂

I love how he’s implying physical keys are “obsolete”; this is hugely UNTRUE.

2:58 Excuse me? I still keep a home landline. One big advantage after a destructive EF3 tornado six years back: The cell towers may be damaged or w/o power but the landline itself carries the microwattage the device requires, so even in a power outage the landline [corded, not cordless] phone may yet be used to make/receive phone calls.

Punch Time Clocks are SOOOO much more precise and reliable than a program you have to "clock in" on online. The program the company I work for uses, is ALWAYS screwing up, running slow, breaking down, or freezing up. Punch time clocks never did that. I still use a light up digital clock. My phone is just that........a phone. I text friends a lot, but thats about it. I don't use it for anything else.

I still use my alarm clock, don’t trust that I would hear my phone. 😂

What you missed: 1. Alarm clock radios are still used. Many people will not allow a cell phone in their bedroom, so don't make assumptions. 2. Although many late model cars are keyless, many if not most cars use metal keys. Most homes, boats, etc use metal keys.

I had an American friend who took a portable tv into Sizzler restaurants so he could stay for hours eating the all you can eat buffet.

I kind of miss my old boombox.

I enjoy history so I enjoy videos like this. I was born in 1992. There are things here that I won't ever remember using. Keys are not yet obsolete, they are becoming obsolete. We must get used to a world without privacy. I remember a TV without a remote control used by me, my parents and my brother from 2000 to 2009. In just 15 years look how much we've advanced in technology. I don't use CDs anymore, and I have never used an iPod. America is a continent, not a country. It should just say "disappeared". In 20 years we won't be using USB Sticks, landline phones, smartphones, DVDs or cars to drive by us humans anymore.

I miss the black and white movie ads in the newspaper!! Loved looking at them to see what movies were playing ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Great video 😄😄😄

I still have a digital clock radio, a mercury thermometer somewhere, and a boom box. Two 1970 vintage GM cars. Also wing tip brogues that I still wear.

I was a purchaser for a University facilities management operation. I asked every supplier for paper catalogs if they had them. Most company web sites are impossible to navigate and to find products. Unless you know the product code or exact name, forget it. Catalogs allow you to look for products visually as well as by name, usage, etc. They have indexes, content pages. Multiple products are on the same page for comparison. Trade employees would bring me parts that they didn't even know the name of. The University is over a hundred years old, so they couldn't possibly have knowledge of what everything was specifically called.

I am surprised you haven;t mentioned Cable, Satellite Dishes, Landlines and Rotary phones, as it has been said they will be gone by 2025, since they are being phased out. Now. I would have understood if this stuff was decades ago but like....this was 10 years ago. Everything was the norm and flipping rage. Not only where did the time go, but like, how in heck did the world change so fast so quickly. This is right in the feels and I am not even old damn it....okay apparently I am middle age now (I am in between ages), but still. Now we know how the generation felt when old stuff went and new stuff comes in. The world changes sure, but the old life has gone and I never thought I'd see alarm clocks and radios being the thing of the past...ooh...this hurts a lot.

Remember how real money as in change used to sound jingling in your pocket or purse. Try dropping a coin on cement. It now goes thud. While it is legal tender it sounds like plastic play money.

Spent many an hour in my darkroom developing film and making prints. Can sometimes still smell the chemicals I used. How I miss those days!!

Before motion detectors stores used to have large rubber mats that would open the door when someone stepped on the mat. Today we have UPC codes and self-checkout. Bottles and cans weren't redeemable. You could probably do a whole episode on how things have changed for handicapped people. There was no handicap parking or access. There were no electric scooters. You could probably do a whole episode on how things have changed for the elderly too. Today there are over55 communities. There are pension plans and 401Ks.

I still have a clock radio to wake up in the morning, not a smartphone or other Internet gadget. I've had too many Internet outages from my ISP to depend on waking up to that.

My first camera required a one time use light bulb (flash bulb) to take a flash picture. I also remember when my mother bought the new polaroid camera that spit out the picture and you waited a couple of minutes to see the picture.

We still had punch clocks even in the 90’s and early 2000’s

I worked for a municipality. I retired in 2016. At the time I left, we still had time clocks to punch, typewriters to do our business and no internet! We were the last town in the state to get MLK day as a holiday and that was only because the state made them. Also the threat of Al Sharpton coming to picket in the parking lot was a contributing factor.

What a time to be alive, sadly those times are gone forever 😢

I always liked that the dude at the film developing kiosk saw all my girlfriends naked. He told me I was his hero. That meant a lot.

I read somewhere recently that American comedy television over the past 60+ years have been using the same laugh track(s) since the 1950s. Makes since because all the LTs I hear in such 1960-2010s shows like Beverly Hillbillies through Big Bang Theory all sound the same.

I do miss my old clock radio, & boom box.

I still have an answering machine with miniature cassettes, but it is so old that it doesn't work anymore. Lately, I tried to bring it back to life, but I found that delicate rubber belts inside had dried out and fallen in pieces. I still hold on to the cassette though, as I believe that it holds the only existing recording of my late grandmother's voice from over 30 years ago. The last time I saw her, she said to me "I don't know if you realize that this may be the last time we see each other.". I replied that I didn't see why she was saying that and left. Never to see her again. I'd love to hear her voice again.

Pencil boxes that kept pencils and erasers in for school Ads in news paper personals also had notices for pen pals When everyone carried cash and paid for almost everything in cash. For a short time, wind up clocks and watches had glow in the dark marking on dials and numbers. They used radioactive and phosphor, and always glowed. Having to wind up clocks and wrist watches and calling the phone number for time to make sure the were correct. Back when a TV show was really good, literately everyone would watch it and then talk about it. Like the moon landing, and Evel knievel doing a motorcycle jump or President Nixon resigning. Back when restaurants or diners that had jukeboxes were good hangouts. Back when most people had at least 5 phone numbers in their head. Back when desks had lots of drawers and were heavy. Back when kids picked breakfast cereal that had the coolest toy inside or by mail. Back when kids read comic books and adults read magazines. Back then clothing sizes were smaller, ie a medium use to be large. Back when 3 or 4 people would ride in the front seat. Back when people stopped and pick-up hitch hikers, most of the time, a complete stranger. Back when people had change holder for all the coins Women had ones that snapped open and close, men and kids had to be pinched open. When people would lean over to open the car windows on the other side.

Did anyone see the 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment for $250 a month @1:02. Dated August 3, 1977.

Thank you, I always like the vids you make:) I'm one of the odd ones that omit one of your last comments, "we all have mobile phones" :)

Keys will probably never become obsolete. They are always backup when the digital lock doesn't work. Most portable landline telephones still have an answering machine at the base station. Alarm clocks will never become obsolete since they are more convenient than cell phones for bedside use.

I miss having pictures in an album instead of having to scroll through a phone.

Add more items to the list: magazine holders, book shelves to hold books, book holders, anything to do with printed materials.

Boomboxes are really missing and were never replaced by anything. The silly BT speakers and headphones of today just don't cut it. Also digital thermometers are mostly crap.

I still use this technology, I still love my boombox to listen to my cassettes and I still have a landline with an answering machine. This stuff is still in use, albeit maybe by a minor sector of society not compeltely enamoured by door dash and buying groceries online and or ordering crap online. I still prefer the old way and dealing with real people over dealing with people overseas that don't speak any sort of clear English. I am an antique and I mean you can't run a business unless you have a backup to the old ways when the power goes out. Just know, we knew how to get stuff done and today it's all hogwash, maybe faster but not worth it. Working in a hospital and having to deal with a water main problem, having to fill bathtubs with water just to flush toilets. The entire system now goes down in a power outage, people aren't equipped with backup plans to deal with it.

My mother was a private secretary when I was a child in the 70’s. I remember mum showing me a telex machine she used at work

Last I ever watched a laserdisc was in the summer of 1997-- "Batman 89". That was it, I sold my LD player to a "tech junk shop" and later on upgraded to DVD players, etc.

I was born in 1993 and WILL ONLY ACCEPT up to 2007 standards. When automobiles had keys and the internet was minimal. (Of course, we didn't get internet until 2013.) lol I love to see that stuff in person again.