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What are Your Oldest Working Gizmos?

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday June 09 2020, @08:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the does-an-astrolabe-count? dept.

martyb writes:

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?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @10:45PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @10:45PM (#1005461)

    I forgot about my speakers! Klipsch Cornwalls, the original. Weigh a ton, most visitors think they are some other type of furniture. Powered by 1978 Sony receiver. Still sound amazing and can put out some serious power, capacitors about the size of a fist.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2020, @07:48AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2020, @07:48AM (#1005714)

    Hah! I've got a pair of 1959/60 Cornwalls. Amazing bass, but the early mid horns beam like crazy and can have a nasty harshness. I threw the drivers on a pair of huge vintage altec horns which helped but I need to make some new crossovers.

    • (Score: 2) by dast on Friday June 12 2020, @11:00PM

      by dast (1633) on Friday June 12 2020, @11:00PM (#1007134)

      Nice! Thankfully for me, these bass heavy Sansui's are perfect for the music I play. Plus I always eq everything with the highs and mids enhanced to keep the sound rich.