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<n>Sony MZ-R4ST MD Walkman</n>, 1996. Photo via <n>ObsoleteSony</n>.

The <n>Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman</n> cellphone, released in 2007.

Your iPhone wishes it had this much sauce

A 2004 screenshot of a <n>Windows 98</n> desktop by <n>alecu222</n>, featuring <n>Netscape Navigator</n> and <n>Winamp</n>.

A set of <n>skeuomorphic</n> <n>Windows XP icons</n> from 2001.

The <n>Sharp GF-555</n> boombox, released in 1981.

<n>Contemporary Golgotha</n> (1999), a sculpture by artist <n>Stane Jagodič</n> from his <n>Digital Constructivism</n> series.

The user interface for the <n>Winamp</n> media player, created by <n>Justin Frankel</n> and <n>Dmitry Boldyrev</n>.

This UI still looks better than half the apps today.

<n>Sony</n>'s <n>CLIÉ PEG-NR70V</n>, a PDA released in 2002.

The <n>Audio Technica Sound Burger</n> portable record player.

Poster by <n>Ardentis Design</n> for <n>Wes Craven</n>'s 1984 film <n>A Nightmare on Elm Street</n> and the <n>Sony SL-HF300</n>.

An <n>IBM</n> <n>ThinkPad</n> advertisement from 2002 featuring a testimonial from <n>Zohar Zisapel</n>.

<n>Apple</n> <n>TimeBand</n>, a concept design from 1991 by the <n>Apple Industrial Design Group</n>.

Apple TimeBand prototype (1990). Is that a Pip-Boy?

<n>Sony MHC-P77</n> audio-visual system, 1989.

<n>Gottfrid Svartholm Warg</n>, co-founder of the file-sharing platform <n>The Pirate Bay</n>.

Shaggy, The Pirate Bay's co-founder.🏴‍☠️
Per Gottfrid Svartholm Warg (born 17 October 1984), alias anakata, is a Swedish computer specialist, known as the former co-owner of the web hosting company PRQ and co-founder of the BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay together with Fredrik Neij

The <n>Control Panel</n> from <n>Microsoft</n>'s <n>Windows 98</n> operating system, released in 1998.

Windows 98 Control Panel had everything we need

Print advertisement for the <n>Ericsson T28s</n> mobile phone from 1999.

Print ad for the <n>Midway</n> video game <n>Arctic Thunder</n> on <n>PlayStation 2</n>, circa 2001.

<n>blue nostalgia</n>, a <n>Frutiger Aero</n> style digital illustration by <n>Aryaman Munish</n>.

Iconic 2000s cell phones including the <n>Motorola RAZR V3</n>, <n>Nokia 3310</n>, and <n>LG Chocolate</n>.

A screenshot of the 'About' window for <n>Microsoft</n>'s <n>Internet Explorer 2.0</n> web browser, released in 1995.

On November 22, 1995, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 2.0. The browser was initially designed for Windows 95 and Windows NT.  

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The <n>Little Free Blockbuster</n>, a free media library on 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C.