What old techonolgy do you still use?

nokia2010 · March 5th, 2015, 09:08 PM

What old techonology do you still use. By old I mean techonology that started to be replaced more then 5 years ago or something like that.
I use
1) Still listening music from audio (compact) cassettes;
2) Do from time to time turn a V.H.S. V.C.R. (does haves some problems

). I generally feed it with is cassettes on which music clips are recodered;
3) Did get me an LaserDisc player. If in U.S.A. there are people how don't know about this techonology, you can realize that in Romanian, where fewer machine existed...;
4) Sometimes put a vinyl record on my recor player (turntable). But there is a lot of dust in the flat (apartament) and I need some connectors (the audio chain haves D.I.N. connectors...);
5) And sept. 1966 made East-German tube radio as amplifier;

6) When I have the chance I turn on an 1988 V.H.S.-C. 1 C.C.D. "Panasonic" M.C.-10 or take pictures with an "Minolta" X-700 film camera;
7) Use to 1982-1983 land (fixed) phones: an French rotary dial one and a "Western-Electric" 2500 Made in U.S.A.

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8) And in the place where I live there is no flat panel tv!

Tarkus666 · March 5th, 2015, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nokia2010

What old techonology do you still use. By old I mean techonology that started to be replaced more then 5 years ago or something like that.

It is so telling that you use 5 years as a standard simply because it is so true but historically odd. The stereo system I purchased in University was probably valid for a fifteen year window. What do we buy now that isn't basically obsolete in 3 - 5 years now?

I have a DVD player, (not BlueRay), but I haven't burned a DVD in 4 years, (okay except to give to someone else), but rather use the USB connector and as such can play almost anything on it.

I do not have a smart phone so my phone is old technology. Mind you I haven't owned a landline for well over 5 years instead utilizing mostly free VoIP services so that should equal it out?

I still use my CD player for music but am almost done transferring all of my vinyl and CD to FLAC lossless.

My car is a 1988 Buick so you don't get much old tech than that!

All of my TVs are analog. We are unsure in the family if we are going to drop cable entirely and just upgrade the computers to large multi-screens so I guess that is a combo of 'old technology with new pending'.

An interesting question might be what old technology exists that is truly competitive with new technology?

**sandhunter** · March 5th, 2015, 11:26 PM

Sandhunter when not playing in the sand listens to Vinyl.

**tamsmith** · March 5th, 2015, 11:29 PM

Wanking. ---- Virtual Sex will never catch on with me

~~bigtrain45~~ · March 6th, 2015, 12:56 AM

My car is 1998 BMW which has a 6-CD changer in the trunk, and a cassette deck in the dash, and I still listen to both. I do have a smartphone, but it's just 3G.

**rlg118** · March 6th, 2015, 03:28 AM

**LadyLuck** · March 6th, 2015, 04:49 AM

Vacuum tube guitar amplifiers... although they can hardly be considered old technology since they are still in production from a wide array of manufacturers.

**tygrkhat40** · March 6th, 2015, 01:22 PM

Lets see...
Still have a landline telephone.

The radio in my garage is about 45 years old. It has an 8-track player in it, but I don't know if it still works.

My cell phone is just a phone, not a mini-computer. It doesn't even have a camera in it.

Still have a couple of VCR's and CRT TV's. Both TV's have built-in DVD players.

My car doesn't have power locks. It does have a cassette deck, which I've only used once.

I occasionally listen to cassettes on my boom box.

Like rlg, I have a working pocket watch. I recently had it repaired at a cost of more than the watch is worth. It's priceless to me as it belonged to the grandfather I never met.

I still read the newspaper daily.

I'm typing this on a desktop computer.

Bapwatch · March 6th, 2015, 01:37 PM

I design electronics for a living.
I do have an array of fast computers to work at, but the actual CAD system for schematic capture and PCB layout is a 100MHz Pentium running DOS 6.22.

**Mal Hombre** · March 6th, 2015, 01:47 PM

Well now,I'm currently watching Clint Eastwood on a TV so old that it has a tube. It is so old, We can't get Netflix, or anything like it. The volume on Our V*rgin remote doesn't work on it, We have to use the equally ancient TV remote. I'm typing this on a mid range laptop. We do have a landline, but We hardly use it. Most of the time, the only calls We get on it are recorded messages about PPI.

March 5th, 2015, 09:08 PM	#1
nokia2010 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bucharest (Bucureşti), capital of Romania Posts: 134 Thanks: 627 Thanked 2,987 Times in 121 Posts	What old techonolgy do you still use? What old techonology do you still use. By old I mean techonology that started to be replaced more then 5 years ago or something like that. I use 1) Still listening music from audio (compact) cassettes; 2) Do from time to time turn a V.H.S. V.C.R. (does haves some problems ). I generally feed it with is cassettes on which music clips are recodered; 3) Did get me an LaserDisc player. If in U.S.A. there are people how don't know about this techonology, you can realize that in Romanian, where fewer machine existed...; 4) Sometimes put a vinyl record on my recor player (turntable). But there is a lot of dust in the flat (apartament) and I need some connectors (the audio chain haves D.I.N. connectors...); 5) And sept. 1966 made East-German tube radio as amplifier; 6) When I have the chance I turn on an 1988 V.H.S.-C. 1 C.C.D. "Panasonic" M.C.-10 or take pictures with an "Minolta" X-700 film camera; 7) Use to 1982-1983 land (fixed) phones: an French rotary dial one and a "Western-Electric" 2500 Made in U.S.A. ; 8) And in the place where I live there is no flat panel tv! __________________ Why the world had to degenerate into making such poor qualty things? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I like girls who are diffrent form the herd. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 152,630 Times in 9,629 Posts	Lets see... Still have a landline telephone. The radio in my garage is about 45 years old. It has an 8-track player in it, but I don't know if it still works. My cell phone is just a phone, not a mini-computer. It doesn't even have a camera in it. Still have a couple of VCR's and CRT TV's. Both TV's have built-in DVD players. My car doesn't have power locks. It does have a cassette deck, which I've only used once. I occasionally listen to cassettes on my boom box. Like rlg, I have a working pocket watch. I recently had it repaired at a cost of more than the watch is worth. It's priceless to me as it belonged to the grandfather I never met. I still read the newspaper daily. I'm typing this on a desktop computer. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Mal Hombre El Super Moderador Join Date: May 2009 Location: Adoptive Monkey Hanger Posts: 58,144 Thanks: 772,791 Thanked 855,865 Times in 57,575 Posts	Well now,I'm currently watching Clint Eastwood on a TV so old that it has a tube. It is so old, We can't get Netflix, or anything like it. The volume on Our Vrgin remote doesn't work on it, We have to use the equally ancient TV remote. I'm typing this on a mid range laptop. We do have a landline, but We hardly use it. Most of the time, the only calls We get on it are recorded messages about PPI. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* If in doubt, Just ask Yourself What Would Max Do ? It is a porn site,But its a Classy porn site. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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sandhunter Super Draconian Sandhunter Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 13,979 Thanks: 208,917 Thanked 261,318 Times in 13,886 Posts	Sandhunter when not playing in the sand listens to Vinyl.

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tamsmith Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Coming close to the Slippery Slope. Posts: 7,800 Thanks: 77,915 Thanked 280,416 Times in 9,078 Posts	Wanking. ---- Virtual Sex will never catch on with me

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~~bigtrain45~~ Banned! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 16,142 Thanks: 47,756 Thanked 215,718 Times in 16,027 Posts	My car is 1998 BMW which has a 6-CD changer in the trunk, and a cassette deck in the dash, and I still listen to both. I do have a smartphone, but it's just 3G.

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LadyLuck Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,057 Thanks: 136 Thanked 10,477 Times in 1,247 Posts	Vacuum tube guitar amplifiers... although they can hardly be considered old technology since they are still in production from a wide array of manufacturers.

March 6th, 2015, 01:37 PM	#9
Bapwatch Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 66 Thanks: 94 Thanked 738 Times in 63 Posts	I design electronics for a living. I do have an array of fast computers to work at, but the actual CAD system for schematic capture and PCB layout is a 100MHz Pentium running DOS 6.22.