Here at nineties.tech we appreciate tech from the 90s, in all its chunky, weird, and optimistic glory. Back when the dot com bubble was only on the horizon...and everyone downloaded strange monkeys off the internet...
In no particular order, here are my favourites from the era.
Computers
iMac G3
It's colourful! And it looks edible!
NeXTcube
IT'S A CUBE! IT'S A COMPUTER! Wow!
Computer Mice
Burger Mouse
A mouse shaped like a burger...I think technology peaked here...
Burger (Cat)
This is not a mouse. This is my cat who is named Burger.
Mobile Phones
Nokia 3310
This came out in the year 2000, but I think it's too iconic to not include.
Desktop Assistants
Clippy
This was the first AI. The grandfather of ChatGPT. Almighty and all-knowing.
BonziBuddy
He may have been adware and spyware, but also he was just a little guy, doing his best...
Audio Devices
Sony MiniDisc Player
This thing is like a little animal...
Sony Discman
I WANT A CD PLAYER SO BAD!!! I BOUGHT SOME CDs FOR CHEAP AND I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO PLAY THEM!
Toys
Tamagotchi
The urge to have a little creature with you everywhere...
Video Games
Pokémon
I'm just saying, 7 year old me could name all 151 pokemon from memory. Easily.
Final Fantasy VII
I became obsessed with this game despite never playing it even once. It's nostalgic because I liked it in 2019.
Misc.
IRC
I think there's some really nice value in having decentralized, simple chatting via the Internet. Also, text colours! Discord needs to catch on.
Dial-up
Maybe I would be sick of not being able to call while using the computer, and waiting a million years for things to load...but being able to actually hear the handshake "song" between modems is really cool.