Old Technology

[Haruka]

Consequences of boredom.

I've been wondering if the RPC members still have/use old equipments like outdated-game consoles, mobile phones in B&W with AA batteries, VHS readers, computers 486, etc.

I had a CD Walkman, that worked great until perhaps 5 years ago the laser dying. It was time to replace it for a MP3 reader.

I had a VHS reader that got broken with the time, but 3 years ago I bought a new one just to be able to rewatch hundreds of video tapes I have with movies and series. (I do must consider in ripping into digital files...)

What about you?

[Cairnie]

Still got a working VHS player up here in the bedroom.

[Serza5]

Depends how old you mean, I think the oldest thing I currently own is my GBA SP.

[Jewish Candy]

TWO VHS recorders. And a TV from the 90's. If analogue boxes o' doom actually count as Old Tech.

[DesLife]

Hum I still use my PlayStation.

[Cairnie]

Does kitchen stuff count as well? Cause we also have a bunch of appliances from like the 80's and they're still going, like a cake mixer and a can opener.

[Haruka]

Does kitchen stuff count as well? Cause we also have a bunch of appliances from like the 80's and they're still going, like a cake mixer and a can opener.

Stacey, congrats for your Globox rank!

Yes, that compts. My mother has got a electric cake mixer that works perfectly yet. Our microwave has got around my age and it still works great.

My father still owns a workable analogic photographic camera, older than me.

And a TV from the 90's.

We still have 2 of those, from the missing GRUNDIG brand.

I haven't a Playstation 1 but I have a Game Boy Color, bought in second hand but it works.

[DesLife]

I also still have my GBC (maybe two of them, I don't know if my brother still has his own).

[LoveMetal]

I have a VHS player, a MegaDrive, a Jaguar and a (vinyl player ?) with Led Zep and Jimi Hendrix old disks

[Matyuv]

Not much old stuff here, only the VHS player that we don't use anymore comes to mind

[Haruka]

vinyl player

Oh yes, you also remind me I also have a Vinyl Disk Player, with a very complete Hi-Fi with 2 decades, also workable.

[El Dango]

My cellphone definitely counts.

[Haruka]

My cellphone definitely counts.

A picture please? If it is the ones with a wheel to put the finger, I'll laugh.

[Phoenixan]

Does kitchen stuff count as well? Cause we also have a bunch of appliances from like the 80's and they're still going, like a cake mixer and a can opener.

I don't care what anyone says. That stuff lasts forever. I still use an old-fashioned stove kettle too.

Well, it's odd I should come across this topic, because I went to the thrift shop today to find a wired mouse for my old desktop (since I don't use it all that much, and I don't want to constantly throw batteries at it). It's surprisingly tough to find something that isn't wireless these days. But anyway, I came across a wired Logitech mouse for $5. Awesome.

[Haruka]

Wired mouses aren't that rare. I still see a considerable ammount of them in stores, massively optical mouses. But I prefer the laser wired mouses, those are the best for gaming.

[El Dango]

My cellphone definitely counts.

A picture please? If it is the ones with a wheel to put the finger, I'll laugh.

Can't bother right now, maybe later.

[Haruka]

OK.

Another thing that I remember now, my father also owns a ZX Spectrum, but it is missing its cables.

[Phoenixan]

Wired mouses aren't that rare. I still see a considerable ammount of them in stores, massively optical mouses. But I prefer the laser wired mouses, those are the best for gaming.

Huh, weird because I've been everywhere around here and couldn't find one. Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Max, PC Club... bleh

And I guess it's worthy mentioning my VHS player that's as old as I am.

[Haruka]

Staples

Those usually haven't.

Try to find in especialized stores, or online stores.

If I could get a new mouse for me, I would get a Razer brand one, wired with laser.

[Phoenixan]

Well, I also didn't want to spend too much anywhere, because this is a computer I rarely use. lol