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[–] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nokia 3310, it even spent a good 20 min submerged because a 9lb pike pushed my parents out of the canoe and had to walk back to shore

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[–] ChrissieWF@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My Amiga 500 is from 1987.
But I think the stereo & LP player in the living room is from the early 70s.

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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

My toaster, similar one here. It was the toaster that I grew up with. My father in turn bought it at a garage sale. I recently tracked down the history and found that it was manufactured in the 50's, so it's been in near constant use for around 75 years.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

My microwave from 1985 which came with the house.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some old corded drill that my dad had. It's supposed to have a reverse function but it only goes one direction now.

I've got no idea when it was made.

[–] BigDev@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not sure how loose you define tech, but mine would be my motorcyle, a 1981 Yamaha XS400 that my grandfather gifted me. It's certainly feeling it's age, so it requires a lot more effort on my end to keep running than most bikes made this century. It's not made for modern highway speeds, it's not happy when I try, so I keep it off the interstate, 50 and under. That said, when the weather's good, I've never had a carbeurated engine start so easily, and it's a joy to ride!

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[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

The original fat PS2 I got for Christmas 20-odd years ago. It still plays games perfectly fine if the discs aren’t too scratched up (RIP my bro’s copy of Marvel vs Capcom 1).

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

I was thoroughly impressed by Technology Connections exploration of the Sunbeam automatic beyond belief toaster. Bought one cheap off Craigslist a while ago and added a ground wire. Works great.

I also picked up an IBM selectric pretty cheap, mostly works.

[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

60's electric drill.

[–] Lorgres@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

My Harman Kardon pc speakers. They are as old as I am. Here's a pic of the same model I found online.

I have a Sunbeam Radiant Control toaster from the 1960s. It’s an elegant, automatic design with only one control for the amount of toast. If it had slots wide enough for bagels it would be perfect.

2004 Wacom Cintiq 21UX. Drawing on a screen that large and heavy is awesome. I built it into my desk and can raise and lower it from flat to nearly 90 degrees. The brightness has faded over the years, but I won't let it go until I can afford a new one (equivalent $3k + today). I can barely work in PS with just a mouse anymore. It spoils ya.

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Type Mike IBM keyboard......goddMm indestructible.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Technics SL-1900 turntable from 1977, it was a pretty midrange model for its time but it sure as hell is better than any deck you can get new today. The only thing that doesn't work is the dampening on the tonearm lift/lowering.

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[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Original Xbox console with a copy of Halo Combat Evolved though the console would probably pop if I plugged it in

[–] beastlykings@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Open it up and see if any of the capacitors are leaking! Soldering is a great skill to learn and you can fix it yourself.

The biggest problem people have is buying a bad soldering iron that gets way too hot. You can get an excellent iron for only 10 or 20 dollars more than the garbage out there. I used to recommend the TS-100, because that's what I use and love, and they used to be way cheaper. The TS-80 was an upgrade to that, which was also nice but I never liked. If you've got the money, I still recommend them. However for the budget minded, the pinecil is almost the exact same thing, it's well made, and it's still like $30-40 bucks. In fact some people prefer it over the others. You can power it with a beefy USB-C charger if you have one, or an old laptop charger if you want to cut up the end and put a barrel jack on it. The thing pulls about 90 watts at full tilt, but only for brief periods.

Next you want to buy yourself some practice boards, you can get soldering kits from AliExpress that will let you build little flashing trees and hearts and stuff. Or even small handheld games if you're getting better at soldering.

Then you watch YouTube tutorials, find several. You want to focus on quick work, at low ish temps like 280C, keep the tip clean, and flux is your friend. The very tippy tip of your iron should always be shiny, if it starts turning black, it's building oxides from being too hot and not enough flux. Clean that thing with flux. If you leave it that way too long you'll ruin it, that's why most people struggle to solder.

Then once you've learned, and you're ready to go. Watch YouTube videos on fixing the Xbox, buy the caps, crack that thing open and have fun. Caps aren't that hard to replace, compared to other soldering projects. You'll do fine πŸ‘

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Octopus Game&Watch from 1981.

The gameplay is still fire.

Try it out here at archive.org

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It's been over a year since I unboxed it, but my Nintendo 64. Last game I played was Majora's Mask and it suffered a hard reset in the stone temple that made me box it back up.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My Yamaha speakers that I got in 1996. Beautiful sound from them. The receiver and other things have long since been replaced.

I have Lenco turntable from 1969, making it roughly 54 years old.

[–] LostKatra@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Video door-phone from the eighties. The screen is crap but hit a few times and it works lol

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My hammer.

Also, an axe. Arguably, …fire?

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[–] e_mc2@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago

My old and trustworthy Kenwood KRV75R receiver. From around 1985 and still rocking!

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Playstation 2 slim and an original PS2 controller. Still runs really smoothly, at least for tech at the time. Disc drive is really cool.

[–] ethd@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Still have running? Probably my Sega Genesis model 1, bought a month before I was even born in 1991, though I rarely use it as emulation is easier.

Still use daily? Probably my gen 3 iPod touch, circa 2009.

[–] Hubi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

My oldest piece of tech would probably be my C64 or maybe an old camera I have. But the one that I'm actually proud of is my car, a Mercedes W124 from 1988. It'll be hard to find a bolt on that car that I haven't touched and I'm finally getting it where my even my perfectionist self is happy with the way it looks and drives.

[–] wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A few, a silver Pikachu Gameboy color, some synthesizers from the 1980's, a unique guitar that I've only been able to find documentation of 1 other one online (Ibanez Nitro full wood body finish - it's certainly a custom). And I think the last pride and joy is my Sony MDR-V600's.

Anybody remember Cube World? Those little electronic cubes that you could magnetically attach to others and they could interact? Got a set of those too.

The music stuff is the oldest but it's mostly second hand so it's harder to claim. The headphones were a gift and new back then though, so they're for sure, same with the Gameboy color and Cube World. Heh :)

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Daily? Logitech MX-518. I'd still be using my CeBIT 2003 IntelliMouse if it hadn't been jostled by one too many trips in a backpack. Both are newer than the Max Payne mousepad that is somehow still in tolerable condition.

No, wait. I just glanced at the time on a Westclox digital alarm clock, model 22636, production code 1/10/83. That thing's older than I am. Had to check the underside again: Norcross, GA. I was unsure if "Westclox" hinted at being produced in West Germany.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 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

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I have a Milling Machine with a 1902 patent date on it. It was converted to an electric motor, but the line shaft pulley is still on it.

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