What is the single oldest piece of hardware you own that is still in active, daily use?
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@pheonix late 2013 Macbook Air. Recently upgraded to macOS 10.12 via hacks, I also run Linux on it. Battery life has gone to shit, and wifi isn't as fast as you can get with recent hardware, but everything else works fine and you can't beat the portability.
@aburka oh wow that's incredible! What kinda specs does the machine have? Are replaceable batteries not a thing in MacBooks? Kudos to you.
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@pheonix About 20 yo microwave. Last year I also had (still have but it needs cleaning and is no longer in use) an also about 20 yo keyboard. Got a new one because it's really hard to clean out and I'm not sure I could put it back together again, and also because it will not be possible to clean it out completely, but otherwise it still works just often gets stuck on the lower line of buttons... kept it though the new one should technically live forever too (mechanical)
Edit: I think the microwave is actually older but idk how much. 20+
@sahqon very impressive stuff!
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@pheonix It's not daily use, but I have an old Sony boombox from the early 2000s (peak design, IMO) with a bunch of CDs that I regularly listen to.
@badbede so cool, products from that generation really had soul didn't they? How does it hold up in 2026?
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What is the single oldest piece of hardware you own that is still in active, daily use?
I don't mean a museum piece sitting on a shelf. I mean something you actually turn on and rely on every week.
Is it a first generation Kindle? A 2011 thinkpad? A printer from the Windows XP era? A mechanical keyboard from yesteryear? An old iPod? A really old toaster that works great?
#retro #hardware #technology #pc #music #reading #books #bookstodon #writing #art #righttorepair #cooking #baking
@pheonix 20 year old small, electric coffee grinder. It works so I work
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What is the single oldest piece of hardware you own that is still in active, daily use?
I don't mean a museum piece sitting on a shelf. I mean something you actually turn on and rely on every week.
Is it a first generation Kindle? A 2011 thinkpad? A printer from the Windows XP era? A mechanical keyboard from yesteryear? An old iPod? A really old toaster that works great?
#retro #hardware #technology #pc #music #reading #books #bookstodon #writing #art #righttorepair #cooking #baking
@pheonix a radio made in 1984, called Gloria 3. Not in daily use because it's at the family summer house.
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A 1940s era popcorn popper. The technology only went downhill from there.
@anne OMG I think you win this thread. That's so cool, I bet the popcorn tastes amazing. Was it passed on from family or did you buy it? I would love to hear more!
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@pheonix@hachyderm.io my refrigerator
it's 14 years old@Stomata let's go! Keep the streak going!
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@pheonix 20 year old small, electric coffee grinder. It works so I work
@lastrobot impressive stuff! Does it want any extra maintainenece?
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@pheonix a radio made in 1984, called Gloria 3. Not in daily use because it's at the family summer house.
@klausblog Not bad at all! There's a certain charm to radio sets that's lacking in newer technology.
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@aburka oh wow that's incredible! What kinda specs does the machine have? Are replaceable batteries not a thing in MacBooks? Kudos to you.
@pheonix full disclosure I do have a newer laptop (although I didn't six months ago or so). Macbooks haven't had replaceable batteries since like 2007
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@anne OMG I think you win this thread. That's so cool, I bet the popcorn tastes amazing. Was it passed on from family or did you buy it? I would love to hear more!
We use it WEEKLY, and yes, it makes outstanding popcorn.
A small size one I inherited from my mother ages ago (it was a wedding gift from her sister). A larger model was then gifted to me years later by another very dear family member.
And just this past holiday season, I found another and gifted it to my oldest child, who is getting married this summer! She was almost in tears when she opened the box.
It's a huge part of our family stories and traditions/mythology. It's so fun, having people over, sitting down to watch a movie or play games together, serving some popcorn. After one bite, they exclaim, "My god, this is amazing."
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@sahqon very impressive stuff!
@pheonix I'm told not to replace it because all new microwaves break in exactly 2 years and one month...
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What is the single oldest piece of hardware you own that is still in active, daily use?
I don't mean a museum piece sitting on a shelf. I mean something you actually turn on and rely on every week.
Is it a first generation Kindle? A 2011 thinkpad? A printer from the Windows XP era? A mechanical keyboard from yesteryear? An old iPod? A really old toaster that works great?
#retro #hardware #technology #pc #music #reading #books #bookstodon #writing #art #righttorepair #cooking #baking
@pheonix atomic wall clock now ~23 years old:
Sean Murthy (@smurthys@hachyderm.io)
I have had the wall clock 👆🏽 for 21+ years now. Still works like a champ: atomic with automatic timezone and DST tracking. We change the batteries like once every 20-24 months (Eneloops too). Zero maintenance otherwise. Bought at Costco for ~$20. Great value for money. 🤑 #Costco #clocks #ValueForMoney #value
Hachyderm.io (hachyderm.io)
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@badbede so cool, products from that generation really had soul didn't they? How does it hold up in 2026?
@pheonix Pretty good! There's some wear on the fabric and one of the buttons needs some extra pressing, but there's something nice about the simplicity of a basic LED screen and button operation.
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What is the single oldest piece of hardware you own that is still in active, daily use?
I don't mean a museum piece sitting on a shelf. I mean something you actually turn on and rely on every week.
Is it a first generation Kindle? A 2011 thinkpad? A printer from the Windows XP era? A mechanical keyboard from yesteryear? An old iPod? A really old toaster that works great?
#retro #hardware #technology #pc #music #reading #books #bookstodon #writing #art #righttorepair #cooking #baking
@pheonix A 2004 computer, had its CPU recently repaired using "an industry oven" as it's not something easily replaceable.
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What is the single oldest piece of hardware you own that is still in active, daily use?
I don't mean a museum piece sitting on a shelf. I mean something you actually turn on and rely on every week.
Is it a first generation Kindle? A 2011 thinkpad? A printer from the Windows XP era? A mechanical keyboard from yesteryear? An old iPod? A really old toaster that works great?
#retro #hardware #technology #pc #music #reading #books #bookstodon #writing #art #righttorepair #cooking #baking
@pheonix
Kenmore Microwave, about 1980, so roughly 46 years old. This has been in daily use the whole time!(Last year I could have added a Craftsman router, but it threw a commutator segment after 43 years. Sears stuff was GOOD, back then.)
