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100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About | GeekDad | Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/

#12 Laserdisc: the LP of DVD.
From GeekDad | Wired.com
memories of times past t hough much of this we still know around here
"GeekDad Parents, Kids and the Stuff We Obsess About 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About * By Nathan Barry Email Author * July 22, 2009 | * 8:00 am | * Categories: Armchair Geek * There are some things in this world that will never be forgotten, this week’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing for one. But Moore’s Law and our ever-increasing quest for simpler, smaller, faster and better widgets and thingamabobs will always ensure that some of the technology we grew up with will not be passed down the line to the next generation of geeks. That is, of course, unless we tell them all about the good old days of modems and typewriters, slide rules and encyclopedias …"
There are some things in this world that will never be forgotten, this week’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing for one. But Moore’s Law and our ever-increasing quest for simpler, smaller, faster and better widgets and thingamabobs will always ensure that some of the technology we grew up with will not be passed down the line to the next generation of geeks.
The Jobs Of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations : NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124251060
Old professions