Things From The Early 2000s We’ve Already Forgotten

Iconic 2000s Things

Miss pushing real buttons on your Motorola Razr? Well, take a walk down memory lane and see how many of these iconic 2000s things you remember.

The Internet Dial-Up Sound

Beep beep beep whrrrrrrrr. Ah, the Noughties: when waiting for the Internet to wake up took long enough to make coffee. Thank goodness our attention spans were more than a few seconds. 

Internet Dial-Up

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Windows XP Profile Pictures

Maybe your brother was Skateboard Guy and you were Soccer Ball. Meanwhile, the boring chess pieces were always Guest.

Computer with Windows XP

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Mice With Trackballs On The Bottom

Remember poking at these? Early 2000s tech was a lot more tactile, including the wire attached to your mouse that was always stuck.

Mice With Trackball

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Leveling Up From “Cadet” To “Ensign” In Full Tilt! Pinball

This little game had the funnest sound effects. And since it came free on Windows PCs, you could play it in typing class too! After class, we had our own little online water cooler: MSN Messenger.

hand on keyboard retro

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