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: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2020, @04:21AM
Oldest thing I have that gets regular use (every harvest), is an old hand crank corn sheller. I had to turn a new handle for it, and cleaned up the rust with phosphoric acid when I acquired it, but besides fresh grease, it has needed nothing since. This thing has hundreds of years of work left in it.