Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
A lot of theatres us them as they are easy to store, and the sound quality is near CD quality. Also they are popular for theatres because you can slice tracks and move them around after burning the disk.
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What's the oldest piece of 'technology' you still use?
- Thread starter Stat Brother
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1947ish house, well built, still works superbly, with a few minor modifications along the way
1963 cars, a few.
1959 scooters, a few, faster, stronger and safer in town than modern plastic shyte
1967 Gibson bass guitar ( I tried new equivalents a few times and they may as well be teachests by comparisson)
a tea chest bass ( still under construction )
1992 Rega Planar 3 vinyl turntable, as good as a £500 CD player any day of the week
I have my late grandfathers 1974 B&W speakers in the workshop, still warming the airwaves well
had a superb 1973Heuer watch which was perfect . . .until I jumped in the sea and killed it
got a new waterproof one now!!!
1963 cars, a few.
1959 scooters, a few, faster, stronger and safer in town than modern plastic shyte
1967 Gibson bass guitar ( I tried new equivalents a few times and they may as well be teachests by comparisson)
a tea chest bass ( still under construction )
1992 Rega Planar 3 vinyl turntable, as good as a £500 CD player any day of the week
I have my late grandfathers 1974 B&W speakers in the workshop, still warming the airwaves well
had a superb 1973Heuer watch which was perfect . . .until I jumped in the sea and killed it
got a new waterproof one now!!!Cian
Well-known member
On me right now, my ATM card is from 1990s.
In general I have s 1930/40ss AM radio / 78 player at home that gets occasional use for the hell of it - can get RTE1 and BBC Radio 4 on it, thats all.
I used minidiscs until last year for recording sets on, now record to a laptop though...
In general I have s 1930/40ss AM radio / 78 player at home that gets occasional use for the hell of it - can get RTE1 and BBC Radio 4 on it, thats all.
I used minidiscs until last year for recording sets on, now record to a laptop though...
London Calling
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1947ish house, well built, still works superbly, with a few minor modifications along the way
1963 cars, a few.
1959 scooters, a few, faster, stronger and safer in town than modern plastic shyte
1967 Gibson bass guitar ( I tried new equivalents a few times and they may as well be teachests by comparisson)
a tea chest bass ( still under construction )
1992 Rega Planar 3 vinyl turntable, as good as a £500 CD player any day of the week
I have my late grandfathers 1974 B&W speakers in the workshop, still warming the airwaves well
had a superb 1973Heuer watch which was perfect . . .until I jumped in the sea and killed it
Oh yes, I have a mid 70's rega plannar 3.
Still rocks
AS it happens I just bought a rega cd player to go with it.
Storer68
New member
The BHA ticketing system is still using the telegraph
fatbadger
New member
I have quite a few 400-500-year old books (the finest technology ever invented) which get regularly used.
If you mean something which does something physical, then it will probably be my favourite pen (c.1840) which gets used almost daily.
If you mean electrical, then it will be my trusty Audiolab 8000A (late 80s).
If you mean something which does something physical, then it will probably be my favourite pen (c.1840) which gets used almost daily.
If you mean electrical, then it will be my trusty Audiolab 8000A (late 80s).
Lord Bracknell
On fire
I occasionally use the pocket watch that my grandmother bought for my grandad when they got married in 1915.
It keeps perfect time.
My brother has a barometer that was made by our great great grandfather in the 1860s. He bought it on eBay. That still works.
It keeps perfect time.
My brother has a barometer that was made by our great great grandfather in the 1860s. He bought it on eBay. That still works.
Adam Virgo's Shirt
I took Adam's shirt off!
My clock/radio which was bought for me on my 17th birthday and has been used every day since.
In 1 month and 10 days time it will be exactly 20 years since I got it!
In 1 month and 10 days time it will be exactly 20 years since I got it!
The trusty SNES with Mario Karts gets a dust down occasionally.. 
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
My house dates from about 1900 and it is still going strong. I still have the calculator I used at school which must have been bought in about 1981, I reckon the battery has only been changed once or maybe twice since then. My Hi Fi speakers are Wharfedale Coleridge from 1989, they are still going strong, back then the full UK price (I bought them tax free overseas) would have been about £500 and I dread to think how much I would need to spend for something of similar quality if I had to replace them now.
Drumstick
NORTHSTANDER
erm oldest electric item i have is my mobile at 9 months old... computer a little after that....
Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
Probably my 21 year old VW. None of your fancy-dan electrical mumbo-jumbo, the only microchip in it is in the digital clock.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
I think both my CD player and VCR must be approaching their 20th birthdays
Djmiles
Barndoor Holroyd
At University the oldest technology I use is probably my Ipod which is 2 years and 2 months old, along with my watch.
At home it is probably my alarm clock which must be a good 10 years old at least.
At home it is probably my alarm clock which must be a good 10 years old at least.
Withdean Wanderer
Banned
Ceefax?
I have a clock/radio that my dad gave me when I moved to London, 26 years ago yesterday. It survived about nine house moves but unfortunately couldn't survive the attentions of my 2-year-old son. I'm looking to get it repaired as I have a sentimental attachment to it, but no idea who does such things.
Other than that, we have a video player from the mid-80s, a CD player from 1991 and a Dell laptop from 1999. If it ain't broke, don't throw it away is my motto.