CiNii Books - The Routledge companion to media technology and obsolescence

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- Wolf, Mark J. P.

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The Routledge companion to media technology and obsolescence

edited by Mark J.P. Wolf

（Routledge companions）

Routledge, 2019

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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While so many books on technology look at new advances and digital technologies, The Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence looks back at analog technologies that are disappearing, considering their demise and what it says about media history, pop culture, and the nature of nostalgia. From card catalogs and typewriters to stock tickers and cathode ray tubes, contributors examine the legacy of analog technologies, including those, like vinyl records, that may be experiencing a resurgency. Each essay includes a brief history of the technology leading up to its peak, an analysis of the reasons for its decline, and a discussion of its influence on newer technologies.

Table of Contents

About the Contributors Preface Mark J. P. Wolf Acknowledgments Paper Slips: The Long Reign of the Index Card and Card Catalog Peter Krapp From Hero to Zero: The Rise and Fall of the Slide Rule as the Calculating Tool of Choice Peter M. Hopp The History of Punched Cards - Using Paper to Store Information Robert S. Wahl A History of the Electrical Signal: From the Atlantic Telegraph Cable to the Quest for Artificial Intelligence David Hochfelder The Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Typewriter Richard Polt The Lure of the Ticker Braxton Soderman The Overhead Projector: Visuality and Materiality Josh Zimmerman, Judd Ethan Ruggill, and Ken S. McAllister Flammable Workhorse: A History of Nitrate Film from the Screen to the Vault Amanda McQueen Farewell to the Phosphorescent Glow: The Long Life of the Cathode-Ray Tube Mark J. P. Wolf The Moviola and Other Analog Film Editing Machines Lori Landay Analog Audio Synthesis: Oscillations, Traces, and Trajectories Peer D. Bode Armchair Harmonics: Radio Remote Controls and the Historical Persistence of Push-Buttons Brent Strang Standardized Film Leaders Matt Soar Vinyl, Vinyl Everywhere: The Analogue Record in the Digital World Richard Osborne Don't Take My Kodachrome Away: The Rise, Fall, and Digital Rebirth of Kodachrome Film M. M. Chandler Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture: The Rise and Fall of an Analog Social Medium Sheila C. Murphy Hollywood in a Box: Time-shifting, Rental, and Videocassettes Joshua Greenberg Projecting Play: The Give-A-Show Projector and Children's Audiovisual Media Toys of the Mid-20th Century Meredith A. Bak Parakeets, Morse Code, The Roar of the Crowd: The Fading Signal Of The Modem Anne C. Deger Illuminating Obsolescence: Eastman Kodak's Carousel Slide Projector & The Work of Ending Paige Sarlin "Poor Black Squares": Afterimages of the Floppy Disk Matthew Kirschenbaum Video Game Cartridges: The History of Durable, Removable, and Portable Software Michael Thomasson Digital Data Demise - Obsolete Digital Data Formats Gary Locklair Laserdiscs - On the Way to a Digital Video Future Stephen Mamber Perfect Sound Forever? How the Compact Disc Sowed the Seeds of Its Own Demise Jason Curtis Hello Again: An Untimely Requiem for the Flip Phone Paul Benzon HD DVD Technologies John Reid Perkins-Buzo Appendix: Timeline of Technological Obsolescence Mark J. P. Wolf

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