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Died in the 1998s

A bad decade for good products.
???? – 1998retired

Macintosh IIx

“The x stood for 68030, and for a Mac that finally read your floppies right.”

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1992 – 1998retired

Apple Newton

“It read your handwriting before you could — and forgave you anyway.”

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1988 – 1998retired

CD-i

“It dreamed of classrooms and ended up a game console. Honestly, a fine retirement.”

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???? – 1998retired

IBM WebExplorer

“Built in Research Triangle Park, browsed the early web, and asked for so little in return.”

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1979 – 1998retired

Intel 8086

“The ancestor at every modern desk — 29,290 descendants and counting.”

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1979 – 1998retired

Intel 8088

“Half the bus, twice the legacy: the little chip that booted the PC age.”

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1988 – 1998retired

MacPaint

“It taught the mouse where to go, then quietly closed its window.”

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2005 – 1998retired

Sega Pico

“It taught us letters, counting, and that Sonic could do homework too.”

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1994 – 1998murdered

Sega Saturn

“Eight processors, one mission: make great games. Rest well, complicated friend.”

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???? – 1998retired

Videocipher

“It locked the signal, unlocked the 80s, and even its hackers loved it.”

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