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title: "The last time — technology that stopped"
description: "8 things in technology that stopped that happened once and have not happened since, with the date and what actually took place."
url: https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/technology/
site: "At One Place"
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# The last time: technology that stopped

8 closed last occurrences in technology that stopped, most recent first.

| Question | When | What | Could it change? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| When was the last Boeing 747 delivered? | 31 January 2023 | A 747-8 freighter handed to Atlas Air, the 1,574th built | No |
| When did Microsoft Office last change its default font? | 2023 | Aptos replaced Calibri | No |
| When was the last VCR manufactured? | July 2016 | Funai of Japan stopped, the last manufacturer in the world | No |
| When was the last telegram sent? | 15 July 2013 | India's state telegraph service closed, the last large public network to do so | No |
| When did the last typewriter factory close? | 2011 | Godrej & Boyce in Mumbai stopped making manual typewriters | No |
| When was the last roll of Kodachrome developed? | 30 December 2010 | At Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas — the last lab on Earth that could | No |
| When did analogue television end in the United States? | 12 June 2009 | Full-power analogue broadcasting ceased nationally | No |
| When did Concorde last fly? | 24 October 2003, with the last flight of all on 26 November 2003 | A British Airways flight from New York to London, then a final ferry flight to Bristol | Yes |

- [When was the last Boeing 747 delivered?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/boeing-747/) — 31 January 2023
- [When did Microsoft Office last change its default font?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/office-default-font/) — 2023
- [When was the last VCR manufactured?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/vcr/) — July 2016
- [When was the last telegram sent?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/telegram/) — 15 July 2013
- [When did the last typewriter factory close?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/typewriter-factory/) — 2011
- [When was the last roll of Kodachrome developed?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/kodachrome/) — 30 December 2010
- [When did analogue television end in the United States?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/analogue-tv-us/) — 12 June 2009
- [When did Concorde last fly?](https://atoneplace.net/the-last-time/concorde/) — 24 October 2003, with the last flight of all on 26 November 2003

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