so, mp3s have clearly taken over cassette tapes. in fact, you can barely find cassette tapes for sale in retail stores at all. yet, surprisingly, a lot of stereos are still manufactured to this day, with the ability to play cassette tapes.
this thread will represent an exhaustive list of just about anything and everything technology-related that once existed, and has now been replaced by a current successor.
predecessor/ successor
cassette tapes..............................................mp3 players
vinyl records................................................compact discs
laser discs/VHS tapes....................................DVD
video game cartridges..................................games on DVD/CD-ROM
CRT TVs......................................................flat screen LCD TVs
8 tracks.....................................................cassette tapes
polariod cameras/35 mm.............................digital cameras
This post has been edited by princesskadee: 23 July 2007 - 11:20 AM