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This is a list of obsolete technology, superseded by newer technologies. Obsolescence is defined as the "transition from available to unavailable from the manufacturer in accordance with the original specification." [1] Newer technologies can mostly be considered as disruptive innovation. Many older technologies co-exist with newer alternatives ...
To be included in this list an obsolete occupation should in the past have employed significant numbers of workers (hundreds or thousands as evidenced by, for example, census data). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some rare occupations are included in this list, but only if they have notable practitioners, for example alchemist or phrenologist .
A historical sovereign state is a state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, countries, nations, or empires that ceased to exist as political entities sometime after 1453, grouped geographically and by constitutional nature.
This category includes computer software that is no longer maintained, like: Software that has been officially discontinued by the original developer and is not maintained by any other third party. The company that used to maintain it went bankrupt or ceased to exist for a variety of reasons, and no other company is going to maintain it (even ...
These powerhouses of the pup world were popular in Ancient Greece and Rome around 500 B. C (making them among the oldest of breeds on this list), and served as guardians, war dogs, and of course ...
This is a list of defunct (mainly American) consumer brands which are no longer made and usually no longer mass-marketed to consumers. Brands in this list may still be made, but are only made in modest quantities and/or limited runs as a nostalgic or retro style item. A set of signs promoting Burma-Shave, on U.S. Route 66
List of languages by total number of speakers; UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger categories: This is a list of lists of extinct languages. By group
This is a list of defunct newspapers of the United States. Only notable names among the thousands of such newspapers are listed, primarily major metropolitan dailies which published for ten years or more. [inconsistent] The list is sorted by distribution and state and labeled with the city of publication if not evident from the name.