I know some people still swear by their old iPods or film cameras. For me it’s a 15 year old Western Digital external HDD. Do you have any older gadgets or tech that you refuse to let go of?
The mouse I use on this computer is from the mid-2000s. Just in the past week or so it’s losing clicks. I will have to get a new one and I’m ruing it.
It’s this one if anyone cares.
I actually stumbled upon this the other day. I might make a project out of it.
Thanks for sharing.
Few years ago I did a full rebuild of a top-of-the-line tube radio from 1958 and use it daily in my living room. My stereo tube amp is from 1963 or 1964. Both sound astonishing.
My binoculars are from WW II - era. I had to realign the prisms when I got them but the optics are about as good as you can get.
I also use an iPod Nano 2Gen almost daily, I think I bought it in 2008 and the original battery can still hold enough charge for 4-5 hours of continous play. Incredible device with a neat perfect UI. The physical jogwheel can be operated through pocket fabric, so I can switch songs or adjust volume while running without even having to remove the iPod from my pocket.
1981 Yamaha turntable and receiver pair. Dad bought them new for my grandparents and I inherited the set when they passed. Fabulous sound and function!
Most of my peripherals honestly, my monitors are all 10-20 years old, my keyboard is a like 30 year old Dell AT101W, I only replaced my old Logitech G35 headphones when they literally fell to pieces
I’m deep into the keyboard rabbit hole, but my oldest (currently working) ones are a 1998 IBM Model M and a weird military keyboard from the mid-90s.
My favorite keyboard is a 1995 ish Leading Edge DC2214 I have, but its switches started going bad so I’m using the dell until I get around to repairing it. It’s so nice though, it has alps white switches and n key rollover unlike the 2 key rollover the dell has in some places. It’s also just such a nice shape and nice color.
My 90s bike.
Most of the components have certainly evolved when you look at a modern counterpart.
But it’s still fully repairable, serviceable at home or on the trail, extremely reliable, and doesn’t require any firmware updates or batteries to use 😄
- Cantilever rim brakes.
- Square tapered bottom bracket.
- Cup and cone hub bearings.
- External cables.
- Friction shifters (may latest “upgrade”!)
- Steel frame.
So much about it is “outdated”, but I love the hell out of it.
Can you post pics please?
photo added :)
Great bike. Looks like a great place too.
Our waterfront trail (Lake Ontario) really is beautiful, no matter where you stop!).
I wanna see pics of this!
just added a photo.
Damn! What a sick all season beast! I love it!
My wired headphones.
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I hate constantly needing to charge headphones and dealing with bluetooth connection issues. Way more annoying lol
That’s why I use both, interchangeably! Worst of both worlds!
This, and the fact that no matter how good the headphones/earbuds are, their batteries will, inevitably, die after some time. Even if the drivers and mics are ok, you will not be able to use them anymore unless you can replace said batteries (which I don’t know if it is possible, particularly with earbuds). And if not, they transform in e-waste that cannot be recycled easily.
On the other end, I still have pairs of wired headphones and earbuds that I bought many years ago (some of them from the late 90s), that still sound as good as the first day.
Fairphone has headphones and earbuds with replaceable batteries. They’re pretty expensive, but show that the big players could easily provide the same level of repairability.
I use wired headphones at my desk, but I really don’t want to go back to wired for when I’m on the go.
My iPhone mini.
Pebble Time Steel, Surface Pro 3, and Kindle Voyage
Pebble Time Steel
Does any of the smartphone integration still work? Like notifications or viewing txt messages?
Most stuff works as expected. Here’s a guide from 9to5Google
My two favorite classics Ade my GBA (tho its nodded now) and my Sony WM-EX631 cassette Walkman.
I don’t actually use these much, but I love using them whenever I get a chance:
CRT monitors
iPod Classic
OG GameBoy
DSi XL
I actually had rockbox on the iPod but had to take it off because I’m more concerned with how it feels to use than the actual functionality; and rockbox kinda fucked it up.
Edit: I kinda unironically wish dial-up would come back, but as a novelty that ends up blowing up into an actual, community-driven internet. A) gives me fuzzy feelings for when I was a kid at my grandparents house before they ate the MAGA brainrot, and B) might force people to learn how to optimize their shitty websites or get left behind on the corpo-web.
I have a large collection of game consoles, with several being older than myself. Just to list the ones that are at least 20 years old:
- NES
- PC Engine (Core Grafx II)
- Game Boy
- Genesis (Model 2) + Sega CD (Model 2)
- SNES
- Game Gear
- Saturn (Model 2)
- PlayStation
- Nintendo 64
- Game Boy Pocket
- Game Boy Color
- Dreamcast
- WonderSwan Color
- PlayStation 2
- Game Boy Advance
- GameCube
- Xbox
I also have some old A/V stuff, like a small collection of CD Walkmans and most of the pieces in my stereo system (the turntable is new, but everything else is pretty old). I buy a lot of old electronics from thrift stores because I really just love playing with them.
I’m hurt that you have no Atari.
No, wait, I’m hurt that you said some are older than you and you have nothing from before I was 14 or so.
No, wait, I’m hurt because I’m old and my joints ache.
I am sorely lacking in Atari. I would’ve had one if my grandparents hadn’t thrown out my dad’s 2600 when they were cleaning out their attic.
I’m only a little older than Saturn and PlayStation (based on their Japanese release dates). I get what you mean though. It’s definitely weird when you realize that there are adults that have never experienced the things that were integral aspects of your own childhood. I have cousins who’ve never used a VCR, meanwhile I still have the one our grandfather bought me in the late 90s.
You have a WonderSwan Color? That’s so cool, I always wanted one.
It is a neat little machine. Mine’s orange and I modded it with an IPS screen (because I’ve been spoiled by modern backlit screens). My main reason for buying it was for Klonoa.
I still use CRTs on occasion.
Me, sweating as I look around my office.
- 3DConnexion SpaceExplorer
- DOS era Gravis controller
- Windows XP era Gravis controller
- Windows XP
- Fountain pens
- Mechanical watches
- Gameboy
- HP-41C calculator
- Old, chrome flashlights
I don’t really know where to stop this list. I love old stuff.
My home server has been running on a i7 960 with an Intel motherboard for many many years now.
Would love to use a MP3 player with wired earphones but the kinda decent ones are like $200 — which may not be much for some but it is for me and my third-world salary.
