What old tech do you still use?

[pistonheadforum]

What old stuff that probably should have long been retired are you still using day-to-day?

Currently rocking an old copy of Photoshop 7 on a daily basis for quick edits.

[ARHarh]

Got this on my desk in the office.



And this in the living room with a google chromecast pluged in the back playing internet radio or music most days

[lonny]

I’ve still got my Casio scientific calculator on my desk that my parents bought me for my O-levels sometime ‘83/84. Still going strong.

[parabolica]

My dad still uses a fax machine; his neighbour lives about 2 miles further along a very rugged and steep track on the side of a mountain so my dad takes in all his mail and faxes anything that looks important or urgent. They see each other about once a week but the fax machine is there for anything more pressing that needs passed on. Neighbour is an old boy - no e-mail, no mobile; still considers the fax machine as witchcraft.

[LimaDelta]

[Not sure if this counts as 'old', but...

[psi310398]

I still have one of those old Roberts transistor radios (with wooden slabs on the sides) on my desk.

I also still have my old Tannoy Berkeley speakers in regular use along with a Garrard 401 turntable.

I’ve also just got round to putting an EFI system onto my 1966 E-type, so was still using carbs until very recently.

Clearly, I’m slowly making my way into the ‘70s.

[droopsnoot]

pistonheadforum said:

Currently rocking an old copy of Photoshop 7 on a daily basis for quick edits.

I use Paintshop Pro 5 for dropping resolution and adjusting contrast before posting snapshots online. I'm used to it by now, had a later version that I didn't like. I could probably do all of it in whatever the latest incarnation of Paint is called, but I know where the menus are in Paintshop.

[mike9009]

Similar tech in our house.

My dad is the only one to call the landline now. The radio has such is rich, warm, sound it is 7sed most Saturday mornings...

[Greenmantle]

does a very old iphone count?

[Brummiebeau]

I still use a very old gen Ipod. Back when you had to sync all yoru tracks etc. There are old mixtapes/podcasts they I couldn't get anymore so I always take it on holiday. still works perfectly.

[trebnamo]

droopsnoot said:

I use Paintshop Pro 5 for dropping resolution and adjusting contrast before posting snapshots online. I'm used to it by now, had a later version that I didn't like. I could probably do all of it in whatever the latest incarnation of Paint is called, but I know where the menus are in Paintshop.

Oh my god, I thought I was the only one! For photo processing sure, Photoshop/Lightroom, but there's something about that version of Paint Shop Pro that I turn to any time I need to mess around with an image pixel by pixel.

Thread contribution: they'll pry this from my cold dead hands:

[adamlstr]

I use two of these in my living room:



https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/support/products/bose...

Rigged up in a 4.2 configuration, with a single controller 'head unit'. They still ensure TV and Movies sound fantastic, and I will use them until they die! I actually had no idea it was a nearly 30 year old system. It's all analog, so I have to run a small DAC hanging on to the back of the newish TV. I tried to replace with a moderately expensive sound bar a couple of years back, and the sound bar lasted about 30 minutes before being relegated to the study.

trebnamo said:

Thread contribution: they'll pry this from my cold dead hands:

It really whips the llama's ass!

[trebnamo]

adamlstr said:

It really whips the llama's ass!

Was waiting for someone to come up with that

[fido]

mike9009 said:

Maybe for the classic hi-fi thread ..



.. but i still use my trusty Sony TA-FB940R (with 'New' sticker in the corner) for TV / music.

[r1ch]

I think the oldest thing I actually still use multiple times per week is an original Ipod Shuffle. Not exactly antiquated but at a guess i'd say its maybe 15 years old.

[V8RAW]

My still-working Kindle is 13 years old. Bought it after lugging around Stephen King's massive book.

[Soloman Dodd]

Paper OS maps.

[LimaDelta]

Soloman Dodd said:

Paper OS maps.

Not really 'tech' though, are they?

[Hoofy]

On Photoshop... using PS6.0 here.

As for physical tech, I still play CDs in a CD player (hifi unitS and cars).

I also have a DVD drive in my PC. The guy who built this PC for me thought it was odd but then he's half my age.

[Alorotom]

LimaDelta said:

Soloman Dodd said:

Paper OS maps.

Not really 'tech' though, are they?

Depends how old you are I guess … granted maps were classed as modern tech somewhere around 600BC.


For me it probably has to be games consoles - NES / Atari 1600 / SNES / Megadrive - all hooked up at the moment and used somewhat regularly.