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

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 Wednesday June 10 2020, @12:03AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2020, @12:03AM (#1005535)

    I have a 1950's vintage Shopsmith 10-ER. Mostly, I use is as a drill press, lathe, and disk sander. It also has a jointer attachment. Recently, I've been looking at replacing the AC induction motor with a variable speed motor (like from an old treadmill) to get a bit more power and so I don't have to move the belt to different pulleys to change the speed.