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mlindner · 2022-12-04 22:07:13

It's interesting that this term is being lost to time as I'd expect almost anyone on this site beyond a certain age used a BBS in the past.

fidget | karma 351 | avg karma 3.22 · | 2016-06-20 10:17:37

I mean, it's been 20 years, and people seem to be using them sensibly still. I'm not convinced their misuse is a given.

cameronbrown | karma 3093 | avg karma 2.01 · | 2019-08-21 10:20:01+00:00

They still exist in the UK, but I've never seen one used.

WA | karma 8314 | avg karma 4.58 · | 2020-06-22 19:37:43+00:00

Why? They still exist and are used by many.

breser | karma 280 | avg karma 3.64 · | 2017-06-19 16:49:28

Yes that is very much the case, but people are still using these things.

neworbit | karma 532 | avg karma 1.51 · | 2010-11-12 06:35:46+00:00

... and now they're no longer widely used? ;-)

Aeolun | karma 23207 | avg karma 2.16 · | 2016-10-05 04:11:44

The tragedy is that they're still used now. Not that they were once used.

nine_k | karma 29426 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2020-12-03 09:15:23

Maybe they are not considered obsolete?

dazc | karma 4066 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2014-05-03 14:35:39+00:00

I remember top loaders being the norm - maybe 30 years or so ago but I am very old.

cr1895 | karma 1966 | avg karma 2.52 · | 2017-08-23 16:01:42

Not in the 60s, as far as I'm aware. Same principles but widespread use of spars and semi-subs came later.

wglb | karma 64679 | avg karma 7.38 · | 2010-07-17 09:32:02

Mis-titled. A great number of these are still operational. They are just used less often or are harder to find. Obsolete or "lost" is not synonymous with "no longer leading edge".

gumby | karma 61183 | avg karma 3.86 · | 2023-10-02 13:55:28

Fair enough. I was thinking of them as obsolete, but shouldn't since you do see them a surprising amount in Japan.

Beltalowda | karma 5211 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2022-10-13 07:24:43

I betcha most people didn't even know they were considered "deprecated".

fullstop | karma 3132 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2023-07-13 08:32:14

I used a lot of these in the late 90s and early 2000s. I guess I'm just old, but a lot of them don't seem that obscure.

Mo3 | karma 1610 | avg karma 2.51 · | 2022-04-27 09:26:29

Point taken, that was before my time.

I can't imagine many of these being around any more though

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black-tea | karma 446 | avg karma 0.89 · | 2019-02-20 14:42:43+00:00

Why don't we just use them then? Only enthusiasts would use them now, as they did back then.

goatlover | karma 4663 | avg karma 1.34 · | 2018-04-12 14:23:09

And they do exist, they're just not widely used.

Rebelgecko | karma 12803 | avg karma 2.76 · | 2023-07-15 20:48:23

I think it's still somewhat common in defense and safety of life type applications, and not much outside of those niches

Skywing | karma 1240 | avg karma 2.34 · | 2011-02-28 00:32:32+00:00

wow. i remember those. never did know anyone with one, though.

kleiba | karma 8953 | avg karma 3.49 · | 2010-07-12 04:30:51

...but no-one uses them anymore.