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What analog technology would you like to see make a comeback?

Asked by Nullo (22028points) October 27th, 2011

Got the idea from watching Captain America again. There wasn’t one single bit of digital anything in there. The designs were all pretty cool, too.
Upon reflection, I realized that I have two rotary-dial phones in the house that have likely had little or no maintenance over the last 50-odd years, and work splendidly. I’d like to see more of those. As a bonus, they’re not compatible with phone trees that require touch-tone phones. Bring them back en mass, and we might see an end to their automated tyranny!

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Jeruba's avatar

I’m going to think about this question and come back, trying to refrain from answering “all of it” as a kneejerk response. That really would be an exaggeration, even for me. I’m sure, uh, cars shoes appliances furniture something is better made now than it used to be.

But first I just want to give you points for including the retro spelling ‘analogue’ in your tags.

RealEyesRealizeRealLies's avatar

Polaroid SX-70. I’m all over that like a light leak on a Holga.

Billy_Strauss's avatar

Let’s see…Beta video tape machines and 8 track car stereos fer sure. Also Pong and Atari if those are even analog.

augustlan's avatar

Polaroid cameras, and I still vastly prefer an analog watch over a digital one.

cazzie's avatar

I’d like to see all stock markets and futures trading back to non-digital. (actually, I would love to see the whole mess scrapped… but slowing them down and make them work harder is a start.)

Ron_C's avatar

@Billy_Strauss NO, Not 8-tracks. I spent so much time realigning them, clean heads, and unwrapping tape caught in the machines it was a great relief when my Dad finally got a cassette player. Nooooooooo!

Jeruba's avatar

@augustlan, do you mean a watch with a face and hands as opposed to a numeric display, or a windup watch as opposed to a battery, or both? I have a battery-powered watch, but it has hands, and what’s more, it has Roman numerals on the face.

I tried like everything to buy a windup watch as a backup for when my battery dies, and you just about can’t find them. A jeweler offered to sell me an antique for $1400. How about a $9.99 Timex from Woolworth’s? Forget it. There isn’t even any Woolworth’s (another terrific loss).

augustlan's avatar

@Jeruba I wouldn’t mind a battery, though I do like the idea of a windup one. The hands and numbers are the bit I would miss. That said, I can’t even wear a watch anymore, so the whole thing is moot. :(

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