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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

1901 Edison victrola. Listen to Edison's band.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Dynaco ST-70 stereo tube amp, probably from the 60s (no date on them that I can tell).

Very proud of it, got it for free at a garage sale. Replaced selenium rectifier with silicon diodes, a few new caps, and new tubes. Sounds great.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My dad bought an amplifier in the 70s, I still use it for my TV audio system today. Super solid stuff.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The oldest thing that runs on electricity in my house is probably a tie between my washer and dryer. Both are Kenmore 80 series from the early 90's. I've repaired them a number of times and will continue to do so.

I also have a late 90's vintage Magnavox tube TV which is in working if slightly twitchy order. I set it up every now and again to play SNES games on. The picture's gone slightly orange and depending on what's being displayed there's a notable coil whine, I'm sure it needs to be recapped.

I still have my original SNES, it doesn't work and I'm not sure why. One of its controllers and all but one of my old cartridges is still working. It's not going to be long I'm going to have to change the batteries in the games. Weird to think my copy of Link to the Past has had RAM turned on and running for 33 years straight.

I've still got my RioVolt mp3 CD player. The in-line remote died but the machine itself works fine. I've had it since 2001. I'm very fond of it.

As far as computers, I still have my high school HP Pavilion desktop, and it does still barely boot to XP, but I don't use it for anything. I have a Dell Dimension with an old 3-digit Core i7 circa 2009 that does still see some use as it's supported by modern Linux and yet it's got old shit like a PCI slot, optical drives, firewire, extrenal SATA, so it's a useful tool to have around if I have to play with Dubya-era electronics.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Probably an nes or vcr. I have an Atari too but it's not hooked up so idk if it still works. I have some old film projectors too

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Probably one of my CRTs from the early 80s, unless we're counting basic stuff like my house wiring or gate speaker.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have a TI 99/4A PC that still works! It has a super weird version of BASIC and I don't have any tapes for it, but it's a cool display piece. I was able to make an educated guess that it was manufactured in 1982 based on the design

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

My ps1 probably. I just played with it yesterday and I loved it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Newton MessagePad 2100. I used it daily from 2008-2011 (well after I had an iPhone) for office work and everyone thought I was crazy but I loved it. I still prefer the ui for calendar/contacts/note taking compared to everything else out there.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

An Acetronic MPU1000 games console, from the 1970s - 76 or 78 I think. Still worked last time I powered it up, I also got some extra games cheap off eBay a while back, interesting playing something other than the three or four games I remember from childhood.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

My Nintendo DS.
Somehow the battery is still charged and went multiple times from red state to a green state.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As for daily usage and "tech" - I have a Samsung Galaxy S1. The battery still holds a charge and it's being used on a near daily basis (for very simple stuff). Runs Omnirom with android 4.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Two game boy DMGs, one kept original and one modded with a new shell, membrane, and LCD screen. It's a great hobby restoring them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know this isn't what you meant but, this week I restored a large format photo enlarger from the 1950s. A Beseler 45 MCXR. I am extremely proud that I was not electrocuted, and I printed a 4x5 negative as a Christmas gift for my mother in law.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

a core 2 duo full tower pc from mid 2000s

first it had win95, XP, 7, now runs void Linux

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Wtf? Core 2 duo was released in 2006, so your PC was made after that. Why was it originally running windows 95?! It was built 3 years after windows XP came out!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

An electric turkey-carving knife, made in 1962. GE built it to last.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My N64. I probably have a few pieces of tech older than me, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.

I have a PC from 2004 as well.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The CD player i found on the curb. I had no idea how old it was but i looked it up for this thread and it has user reviews from 2007.

Sony CMT Nez50

Works great, 15 volume already feels loud

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Technically speaking, it's the 2TB platter drive full of games that I've pulled from computer to computer over the last 15 years or so. Everything else has failed or become obsolete, but it's still kicking, miraculously.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My fat PS3. Still a good Blu Ray and DVD player.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I got an Apple IIc. Drive, monitor, keyboard all work.

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