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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, Insightful) by shortscreen on Tuesday June 09 2020, @09:23PM
This motherboard is 12 years old (the case and keyboard are older). I have a whole room full of computer stuff from the '80s, '90s, and '00s. Plenty of 8/16/32-bit video games. Oldest item is probably the Atari C-380 pinball game. There's a (huge) Magnavox record player which is probably 50 years old. My car is 38 years old.