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Hardware

Quiz: What year is this tech from?

By Fox Van Allen August 23, 2017, 12:39 PM PDT

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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Commodore PET released?

via Oldcomputers.net

In what year was the Commodore PET released?

Short for Personal Electronic Transactor, the monochrome PET was the first full-featured computer released by Commodore.

via Oldcomputers.net
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1977

Paramount Pictures

Answer: 1977

The Commodore PET was released in 1977, the same year that Saturday Night Fever made its theatrical debut.

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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Nokia 3310 released?

In what year was the Nokia 3310 released?

With over 126 million units sold, this durable Nokia phone is one of the most iconic devices in telecommunications history.

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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2000

Universal Studios

Answer: 2000

The Nokia 3310 was released in 2000, the same year as the Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro comedy Meet the Parents was.

Universal Studios
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was this Sony Mavica released?

Sony

In what year was this Sony Mavica released?

The Sony Mavica FD-200 was a 2-megapixel digital camera that recorded directly to a 3.5-inch floppy disk or Sony MemoryStick.

Sony
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2002

20th Century Fox

Answer: 2002

The Sony Mavica FD-200 and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones were both released in the same year: 2002.

20th Century Fox
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this Apple Macintosh Plus from?

Amanda Kooser/CNET

What year is this Apple Macintosh Plus from?

The computer, which retailed at the time for $2,599, came with 1MB of RAM and a 3.5-inch floppy drive.

Amanda Kooser/CNET
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1986

Answer: 1986

Like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the Macintosh Plus was released in the year 1986.

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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Super Nintendo released?

Fox Van Allen

In what year was the Super Nintendo released?

We’re looking for the year this classic gaming system was released in North America.

Hint: The game Final Fantasy II was also released that year.

Fox Van Allen
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1991

TriStar Pictures

Answer: 1991

The Super Nintendo, Final Fantasy II, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day all came out in the year 1991.

TriStar Pictures
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this PonoPlayer from?

Sarah Tew/CNET

What year is this PonoPlayer from?

This $400 high-res music player was the dream child of singer-songwriter Neil Young.

Sarah Tew/CNET
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2015

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Answer: 2015

The PonoPlayer, like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was released in 2015.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was this Sony Walkman released in the U.S.?

Sony

In what year was this Sony Walkman released in the U.S.?

Sony’s U.S. division wanted to call this groundbreaking device the Disco Jogger, but the founder of Sony nixed the idea out of fear it would alienate older customers.

Sony
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1980

Answer: 1980

Though it was released in Japan a year earlier, the Sony Walkman made its U.S. debut in 1980, the same year as the movie Caddyshack.

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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this Sony Vaio microcomputer from?

Sony

What year is this Sony Vaio microcomputer from?

The 4.5-inch Sony UX-280 micro PC included a 1.2 GHz ultra low voltage Intel processor, a 40 GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM.

Sony
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2006

20th Century Fox

Answer: 2006

Like the movie Borat, the Sony Vaio UX-280 made its debut in 2006. Very nice.

20th Century Fox
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Sandisk Sansa Clip released?

CNET

In what year was the Sandisk Sansa Clip released?

This 2GB MP3 player included a removable belt clip.

CNET
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2007

20th Century Fox

Answer: 2007

The Sandisk Sansa Clip MP3 player made its debut in 2007, the same year The Simpsons Movie was released.

20th Century Fox
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Palm Pilot 1000 released?

Palm Inc.

In what year was the Palm Pilot 1000 released?

This iconic personal digital assistant had a 160 x 160 pixel display, 128KB of RAM and a 16 MHz Motorola 68328 processor.

Palm Inc.
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1996

Dimension Films

Answer: 1996

The Palm Pilot 1000 was released in 1996, the same year the movie Scream was released.

Dimension Films
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this TRS-80 Model 4 from?

Conner Forrest/TechRepublic

What year is this TRS-80 Model 4 from?

This particular Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4 came with 64 KB of RAM and two single-sided 180 KB disk drive.

Conner Forrest/TechRepublic
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1983

Warner Bros.

Answer: 1983

The TRS-80 Model 4 and National Lampoon’s Vacation were released in 1983.

Warner Bros.
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this Motorola Droid Razr from?

Josh Miller/CNET

What year is this Motorola Droid Razr from?

This 4G LTE device featured a 4.3-inch AMOLED display and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera that also records 1080p HD video.

Josh Miller/CNET
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2011

Answer: 2011

The Motorola Droid Razr, one of many supposed “iPhone killers,” was released in 2011 — the same year as the Kristen Wiig comedy Bridesmaids.

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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this Dell Dimension XPS 450V computer from?

Dell

What year is this Dell Dimension XPS 450V computer from?

This i486 machine came with a 340 MB hard drive, 8 MB of RAM and a double-spin CD ROM drive. It retailed for $2,498.

Dell
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1993

20th Century Fox

Answer: 1993

The Dell Dimension XPS V450 was released in 1993, the same year as the Robin Williams movie Mrs. Doubtfire.

20th Century Fox
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Osborne 1 released?

Bilby/CC

In what year was the Osborne 1 released?

This early 64 KB “laptop” weighed 25 pounds and retailed for $1,795.

Bilby/CC
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1981

Paramount Pictures

Answer: 1981

The Osborne 1 computer and Raiders of the Lost Ark were both released in 1981.

Paramount Pictures
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this Atari Portfolio from?

Evan Amos/CC

What year is this Atari Portfolio from?

This IBM-compatible mini PC was the first palmtop computer.

Evan Amos/CC
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1989

Paramount Pictures

Answer: 1989

Both the Atari Portfolio and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade came out in the year 1989.

Paramount Pictures
Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Microsoft Surface released?

Josh Miller/CNET

In what year was the Microsoft Surface released?

Microsoft’s touchscreen hybrid device was released alongside the Windows 8 operating system.

Josh Miller/CNET
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2012

Paramount Pictures

Answer: 2012

Like The Avengers, the Microsoft Surface was released in 2012.

Paramount Pictures
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

What year is this iMac G3 from?

Masashige MOTOE/CC

What year is this iMac G3 from?

This Bondi Blue beauty helped bring a troubled Apple back from the brink.

Masashige MOTOE/CC
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1998

Touchstone Pictures

Answer: 1998

The bondi blue iMac G3 and the movie Armageddon were both released in 1998.

Touchstone Pictures
Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Motorola DynaTAC phone released?

In what year was the Motorola DynaTAC phone released?

This cellphone used to retail for $3,999.

Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1984

Warner Bros.

Answer: 1984

The movie Gremlins and the Motorola DynaTAC were both released in the same year: 1984.

Warner Bros.
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Motorola Pageboy released?

Wilbert/CC

In what year was the Motorola Pageboy released?

This early pager had no display — it could only emit a tone when a message was received.

Wilbert/CC
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 1974

Warner Bros.

Answer: 1974

The Motorola Pageboy and the Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles were both released in the year 1974.

Warner Bros.
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

In what year was the Palm Treo 650 released?

Palm

In what year was the Palm Treo 650 released?

This early smartphone had a tiny physical keyboard and a stylus.

Palm
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Quiz: What year is this tech from?

Answer: 2004

Paramount Pictures

Answer: 2004

Like the movie Mean Girls, the Palm Treo 650 was released in 2004.

Paramount Pictures
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