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What old “smart technology” do you still have that works?

It may not count as “smart technology”, but I have a working Honda E300 generator from the early 60’s
(Belonged to my grandfather)

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It won’t power much past a string of lights, but it works :grinpimp:
 
I don’t like “smart” tech.

I have an old iPod, but it’s broken.
 
My first flat screen I bought in '05 is still kicking in the shop. No smart features to worry about on it, just run whatever off of a Roku (which that thing is a 1st gen model, so nearly 15 years old now)
 
I know less than nothing about technology, and for once it paid off.

I have an old Dell desktop computer that hasn't been updated in over a decade. That computer also has a piece of software on it that was forced by the EPA to be updated to not perform certain tasks to certain automobiles due to emissions regulations.

I sold the car to a friend of mine, and that old computer sitting in the corner (still not connected to the web) has now saved him thousands in repair costs and has also led to some pretty fun tuning upgrades.
 
M92PV4U said:
You would think that Dennis Nedry could fix a thing like that :laughing:
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He has all the smart stuff at the office and vinyls at the house
You saw what he did with the tech back then. I love setting reminders in people’s am echos for random times and dates too. :flipoff2:
 
Old school ipod nano with the clicky wheel. Its memory is full and hard to charge because the cord is fucked and hard to find replacements for but still works great. Bunch of old phones kept around for messages and pics and the like but no longer able to be used as phones because 3g or whatever. Atleast one has a voicemail from my long dead brother on it. Sometimes it is nice to hear his voice.
 
I've still got a pair of 1985 vintage Fisher Studio Standard tower speakers that I use in my basement surround sound system.
Like these:
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I've also got a 2012 Lenovo laptop that I think my wife is going to turn into a Linux machine.
 
I have a late '90s vintage mac laptop. Slow but has programs that
I can't get today.

How about an old Quadra Jet? Getting ready to rejet,
 
Still using a 1GB flash drive close to 20 years old. When I bought it, 1GB was quite an impressive amount of storage for a little thumb drive.
 
JR4X said:
I wouldn’t be out anything if it bricked. I only still have it because of one file from a job I did in 2015. Way no longer need that file.

It’s got a broken screen. It was on in the passenger seat of my pickup and I had to do a panic brake. It hit the dash on its way to the floor and killed the screen. It’ll still play to a monitor via the 9 pin. HDMI wouldn’t work today when I tried it. It weighs almost double my current Dell that’s 5 or 6 years old now.
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It's not about the security of that laptop, it's about the rest of your home network. XP hasn't had security updates in 5 years. It's essentially an open gate into everything else connected to the same network as that laptop.
 
I've gotten to the point I hate the subscription plans and algorithms paid for by record companies to push their build a band of the month. So I got out my old ipod classic and replaced the hard drive with flash memory and a 2000mah battery. No drops in service, no randomly expiring streaming licenses, battery life measured in weeks, and I've saved my music library since 2006 so I have like 2500 songs to shuffle through.
 
Still my gen 1 ipod..battery does not last, and it will die and be in a drawer for 2 years...plug it in and it works...kept it in my rzr for a few years....it took about 15 min for battery to charge enough to start playing,,,:laughing:

But still kicking
 
Quick & Dirty said:
I have an Atari 2600 I've been meaning to get running again. Need to figure out how to adapt the analog output to a flat screen.
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www.instructables.com

ATARI 2600 Video Composite Mod

ATARI 2600 Video Composite Mod: Video Composite Mod – ATARI 2600 Introduction: I bought my ATARI 2600 (4 Switches) in the year 2003 on an international auction for 30 dollars. At this time I was obsessed with getting all the 8 bit music systems possible, Commodor…
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DT75FLH said:
Still my gen 1 ipod..battery does not last, and it will die and be in a drawer for 2 years...plug it in and it works...kept it in my rzr for a few years....it took about 15 min for battery to charge enough to start playing,,,:laughing:

But still kicking
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You can buy new batteries online and replace them fairly easily.

www.ifixit.com

iPod 1st Generation Repair Help: Learn How to Fix It Yourself.

Model M8541 / 5 or 10 GB hard drive / scroll wheel physically turns
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GM Guy said:
www.instructables.com

ATARI 2600 Video Composite Mod

ATARI 2600 Video Composite Mod: Video Composite Mod – ATARI 2600 Introduction: I bought my ATARI 2600 (4 Switches) in the year 2003 on an international auction for 30 dollars. At this time I was obsessed with getting all the 8 bit music systems possible, Commodor…
www.instructables.com www.instructables.com
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I bought an emulator that has like 75 gazillion games. Atari, ninentendo, playstation, saga, etc, etc.
The trouble is more trying to remember decent games, and even then it's mostly just nostalgia and holy fuck this game sucks ass!
Granted I have minimal attention span for modern games too. Last ones I played was the one with the moon buggy thing, Halon?
 
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