A recent story on the BBC posed a question to its readers. If it ain't broke: You share your oldest working gadgets. Folks wrote in with their favorite, longest-lasting devices.
Besides being curious about the latest tech devices and advancements, I've noticed our community also seems to have a number of thrifty folk who thrive on getting the most out of their gadgets.
I'll count myself among those in that category. I'll start with a Sharp EL-510S solar-powered, scientific calculator from the early 1980s. I also have a JVC stereo receiver from the mid 1980s that is still going strong. The computer I am currently using is a Dell Latitude Core 2 Duo from about 2009.
So how well has your stuff held up? What was been your best acquisition for long-term durability?
(Score: 3, Informative) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday June 09 2020, @09:14PM (3 children)
I have a plane that my Grandfather bought before the most recent unpleasantness we had with the Germans.
My Mother thinks he would have bought it about 1934 or so. It still works fine.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @09:33PM (1 child)
Stuka?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2020, @06:03AM
Heinkel
(Score: 2) by martyb on Tuesday June 09 2020, @11:56PM
Does the plane still fly?
=)
But seriously, thanks for the reminder! I have my grandfather's "Little Giant" tap&die set that is still in excellent shape. That company arose in 1916. He passed away in the early 1960s but likely got it ~20 years before that. More recently, I have a set of combination wrenches dating back to the mid-late 60s that are still in excellent shape, too. To that add a set of ratchet wrenches from the mid 70s.
Wit is intellect, dancing.