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[โ€“] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

I have a a working box camera from 1930's. Or it would work, if I could still find film for it at a semi-decent price.

My Sansui 1000X - receiver amp is in daily use and was made in 1971, it's in near mint condition in every way. I did a complete internal cleanup and replaced a few electrolytic capasitors just to be sure to avoid any problems in the future. I believe the unit may well outlive me. I love the silverface-teak cabinet aesthetics. It's paired with a Lenco - L75 turntable from the early 70's and AR-7x speakers from the same decade, together they sound pretty much perfect to my ears.

And I also have my great-aunt's windable table clock. It's ~100-120 years old, but still works if only I remembered to wind it every other day.

[โ€“] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Apple IIe even has a dot matrix printer still in operation (paper running low though)

But probably my oldest piece is my Beale upright piano, made in the 1920s, still beautiful, still hammering out music.

[โ€“] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

i have speakers from somewhere in the 1980's made in the soviet union

[โ€“] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Is a wristwatch considered tech? My daily one is from 1971 and with a service it keeps time way better than a lot of new mechanical watches.

[โ€“] MangoKangaroo@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

It's not too exciting, but I've got an old Lenovo EMC2 NAS that's probably from the early 10s. I was also running a Pi 1B as a DNS server until it gave up on life.

[โ€“] menemen@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Olympus OM 10. Bought it second hand a few years ago, when I felt I need film cameras back in my life. Must be from the early 80s. I only use it since maybe 4 years now, but I love that camera.

Oh, while I am typing I just remembered my Braun Paxette from the 1950s. But I don't like that camera and thus don't use it. Planning on selling it tbh.

[โ€“] Maestro@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

I have a Vendomatic sewing machine form the late '70s or early '80s. Still works like a charm. I still use it a couple of times per year to make/fix clothes or sew badges on my heavy metal jacket

[โ€“] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

The oldest piece of tech I personally own and have running is probably my phone (going on 6 years). In the household it's probably our washing machine ('00s) - unfortunately the magnetron on our late 80s microwave just died :(

[โ€“] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

1955 Moskva-5 Camera in perfect condition.

[โ€“] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Well, not that old, and even typing this hurts me (and apologizes to all that are hurt too lol), but I just played a lot with my PSP GO and my DS Lite this week, and in a related field Jackie Chan for PS1 in my Anbernic RG351V (old software in this case).

[โ€“] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

If we're including family consoles, I'm gonna say the family wii my family got in the late 2000s. I was actually pretty pissed when we couldn't find it when it was in temporary storage because there is one mii that I would have been absolutely furious with myself if I couldn't remake it on my switch. Luckily we did find it and I've managed to recreate all the miis we had on there onto my switch, especially the one mii my grandma made.

A pan-clock, that is a clock that has the shape of a pan. It's probably close to 40 or more years old. pan-clock

[โ€“] Haha@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

A OG gameboy transparent hood

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