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THE BEGINNING OF THE MAGAZINE, WHERE ARTICLES ARE SMALL
THOMAS MCDONALD
THE LIST
10 Failed Technologies
THE LIST
10 Failed Technologies
THE LIST
We Wish Had Survived
8
Royalty-laden
and expensive,
but Rambus
smoked DDR. 7
Rewritable
discs in 1992?
That sounds
great to us!
9
KEYBOARDS WITH
REAL SWITCHES
Buttons
might look
sexy, but
we miss
the tactile
feedback of
a good old-
fashioned
knob.
10
KNOBS
RAMBUS MINIDISC
5
CRTs
6
DVD-
AUDIO
Sure, they’re big
and unwieldy, but
they look great at
every resolution.
We loved the high-
defi nition multi-
channel audio but
hated the DRM.
4
TUBE AMPS
Digital amps may be cheap and
effi cient, but nothing beats the warmth
of an old-fashioned tube amp.
3
THE AMIGA
OK, OK! We recognize the
signifi cance of the Amiga! Stop
emailing us already!
2
APPLE NEWTON
If Steve the Savior hadn’t killed
the Newton, we would have had an
iPhone years earlier.
Royalty-laden
and expensive,
Royalty-laden
and expensive,
Royalty-laden
but Rambus
and expensive,
but Rambus
and expensive,
smoked DDR. 7 great
1
HD DVD shipped
as a complete spec
with advanced features
such as multiple video
stream playback and
crazy-cool menus. Not
included: massive sacks
of cash to movie studios.
HD DVD