Things that are now obsolete or were easier years ago

A recent thread got me thinking about a couple of things.

The first one is instructions. I find things like mobiles frustrating as they don't come with instruction manuals. Then other things have to be researched on the internet. If I have flat packed furniture to build I lay it out and follow the instructions at my own pace. That's what I liked about Lego unless that has changed now.

The other thing I was thinking about recently is things we used to use that young people would have never seen. I was thinking of the phrase being a carbon copy which I guess comes from the use of carbon paper. In my first office job the typists did two copies of letters using this which went in different files. Some shops used it for receipts so they had a copy. I wonder if anyone uses it today.

Are there things that others can think of that aren't in use now?

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  • The Open University still uses carbon paper!

    They supply submission forms for coursework that use carbon paper so that they and the student can both have a copy of the form. You only get a limited number of paper forms (I got one for a one-off module) because they encourage people to develop their digital skills and learn to submit online, but they do still provide them for people who are still learning IT skills and feel more confident submitting their first assignments on paper.

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  • The Open University still uses carbon paper!

    They supply submission forms for coursework that use carbon paper so that they and the student can both have a copy of the form. You only get a limited number of paper forms (I got one for a one-off module) because they encourage people to develop their digital skills and learn to submit online, but they do still provide them for people who are still learning IT skills and feel more confident submitting their first assignments on paper.

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