Inside the hallowed grounds of Sleepy Tech Meadows lay the remains of our technology forefathers. May the stones within these gates serve as a reminder of their successes and inspire future generations as they continue to explore new communication technologies.

1. Inside the hallowed grounds of Sleepy Tech Meadows
lay the remains of our technology forefathers. May the
stones within these gates serve as a reminder of their
successes and inspire future generations as they
continue to explore new communication technologies.
With innovative features like “open” and “close,” the flip
phone was superior to every other cell phone when it
came to matters of opening and closing. But as cool as
these two features were, the smartphone has relegated
the flip phone to crime drama “burner” status.
The fax machine was the definition of “necessary
evil.” Necessary because sometimes you need to send
sensitive documents; evil because of every single
aspect of the fax machine. Fortunately for the entire
world, digital signatures and email have rendered the
dreaded fax machine obsolete.*
Utilized by physicians and street pharmacists
from the 60s through the 90s, the pager was the
first device that allowed you to reach someone no
matter where they were, but just as they were
gaining ground with the general population,
along came the rise of the affordable cell phone.
The pager was demoted to the status of “thing
that lets you know when your table is ready.”
Before the advent of the smartphone, and just slightly
after paper came on the scene, there was the personal
digital assistant. Combining the powers of a Rolodex,
calendar, and notebook into a single device, it laid the
foundation for functions of smartphones to come.
When news needed to travel quickly in the
pretelegraph era, you had two options—semaphore,
which is a system of guys waving flags at each
other, and the homing pigeon, the most diseased
form of communication ever. So it’s no surprise that
when the telegram arrived and offered instant long
distance communication, and no bird touching, it
became an instant hit. The world’s final telegraph
was sent in July 2013.
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*Okay, the fax machine may not be totally dead yet, but it’s close enough.