The oldest tech you still use

[el-remmen]

This thread has taught me that old speakers (and many old receivers/amplifiers) last forever (or so my Yamaha speakers and Onkyo receiver confirm).

 

[payn]

This thread has taught me that old speakers (and many old receivers/amplifiers) last forever (or so my Yamaha speakers and Onkyo receiver confirm).

Speakers are pretty resilient. I know a guy that takes old laptops and I was surprised to find he pulls the sound bar out of all of them and its the most recycled part of his business.

 

[Rabulias]

I also have a 42-year old alarm clock that is probably my oldest "new when I bought it" piece of tech. I do tend to hold onto things that work well. My car is a 2006 with just over 110K miles on it so it is doing great. My stereo equipment is from the late 1980s/early 1990s and going strong. I still have a landline (I know, I know), and the phone for it is from 30 years ago. I keep it because the handset is more comfortable for me on longer calls (another old thing that I still have). Plus I can hold it with my shoulder if I need to. I see other people shoulder a cell phone, but I cannot do so for the life of me, and end up dropping the phone.

OTOH, I replace my computer and my cell phone every 4 years, and I buy a new TV every 10 years or so.

I do think many things made today are not made to last as well as things made in the past. The disposable technology concept is unfortunately true, I think. Additionally, there is the fact that sometimes interfaces and processes change just to be different ("it's new and improved!"), and are not truly improvements. I also realize the "old dog factor" can be at work here. As I get older, I am less amenable/capable to learning new ways of doing things.

Anyway, what I need is some device that makes it easier for me to shake my fist and shout at clouds and telling kids to get off my lawn!

 

[el-remmen]

My car is a 2006 with just over 110K miles on it

My 2006 Honda Civic had 230,000 miles on it in 2021 when I finally got rid of it. The engine was in great shape and would have run for another 100k, I think. But it would have fallen out of the rusted bottom of the car before then.

 

[SkidAce]

Grandma's ancient ice cream scoop....