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Environmental and Economic Impact of I/O Device Obsolescence

Computers and Society 2024-12-31 v1 Networking and Internet Architecture

Abstract

This paper analyzes the proportion of Input/output devices made obsolete by changes in technology generations. This obsolescence may be by new software/hardware generations rendering otherwise functional devices unusable. Concluding with brief analysis on the economic and environmental impacts of the e-waste produced.

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@article{arxiv.2412.20655,
  title  = {Environmental and Economic Impact of I/O Device Obsolescence},
  author = {Patrick Gould and Guanqun Song and Ting Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.20655},
  year   = {2024}
}