42 Types of Retro Technology We Miss From the 90s

Ah, the Windows XP Control Panel. There was nothing better than opening up this Pandora’s box of settings and options. With the Control Panel, the virtual world of your computer was your oyster. The hardest part was choosing what to do first. Should you change your screensaver? Tweak the audio settings of your speaker? It was truly overwhelming. 

Forget “Age of Empires.” Who needed video games when you had all the Control Panel categories to choose from? This tiny window could lead you down so many paths, it was almost like a choose-your-own-adventure video game. Would you figure out why your printer was only printing Wingdings? Only time and patience will tell.