What obsolete or dying technology do you still own/use?

Ghost Buster · 05-09-2013 08:55PM

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

A Rickenbacker 4001.

A proper instrument that makes a proper racket.

These days it's all bullsh!t sampling and computers thst churn out dross.

Hear hear, personally I think stretching a skin over a frame is crap. I much prefer banging these two rocks together

keith16 · 05-09-2013 08:58PM

In terms of music format, it feels like whatever car I have is always one step behind.

My last car had a tape player!

My current car has a CD player!

My next car probably will have some mp3 type capability, but by then, most new fancy pants cars will be streaming spotify using satellite internet or something.

My cars, musical Luddites.

_Redzer_ · 05-09-2013 08:59PM

dark crystal wrote: »

I have a five year old phone, but I don't consider it obsolete at all! I make and recieve calls and texts on it. Job done!

I don't understand people who constantly feel the need to update their phones once or twice a year, because the newer model has one or two new updates. Pointless waste of money as far as I'm concerned!

Because gone is the time of this;

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**** you boards filter

bluefinger · 05-09-2013 08:59PM

i tunes. can't bring myself to uninstall it of the computer though.

UCDVet · 05-09-2013 09:00PM

I have a very old Nokia cell phone.

I can call people, send texts, and set an alarm. I charge it once a week. I've dropped it more times than I can count.

It's pay-as-you-go and I end up spending 2-3 euro, per month.

I am completely happy with it.

L1011 · 05-09-2013 09:01PM

Laserjet 4 network printer. Which I took when work were junking it. Must be nearly 20 years old, works perfectly and cost to run is bugger all.

I've also got record decks now that I think about

titan18 · 05-09-2013 09:02PM

I've a 7 year old phone, and up to a few years ago, had a 25 year old TV

Real Life · 05-09-2013 09:03PM

a record player

NuckingFacker · 05-09-2013 09:06PM

My missus is still blundering around with an iPhone 4! She is so old skool.

Mr Benevolent · 05-09-2013 09:08PM

Diesels are starting to become obsolete now. I'm very glad, they're noisy, smelly and polluting. Petrol has caught up.

nlgbbbblth · 05-09-2013 09:14PM

keno-daytrader wrote: »

Landline that I need for dsl, I havent made a call on it in years.

I work in an office. We make and receive calls on a landline all day.

I still ring certain family members on my home landline.

It's not that unusual.

endacl · 05-09-2013 09:16PM

Minidisc recorder.

nlgbbbblth · 05-09-2013 09:20PM

Phone: Nokia 2310.

Music on the move: Sony discman.

Music in the car: just replaced the tape deck with a CD player. Car is 14 years old.

Music at home: Thorens TD-150 Mk II turntable (1973). Sony CD player (1998). Pioneer amplifier (1994). Teac tape deck (1994). NAD speakers (1994).

Television: Our main one is a Grundig CRT 32" from 1998.

Films / television programmes: Watch them on DVD or VHS. Use the VCR at least one a week to watch something I taped between 1986 and 2006.

GTE · 05-09-2013 09:21PM

MYOB wrote: »

Laserjet 4 network printer. Which I took when work were junking it. Must be nearly 20 years old, works perfectly and cost to run is bugger all.

I've also got record decks now that I think about

Oh yes, I have a 4plus at home and works a treat. I love the old style lights but then again that is just me as I would love a car with a car dash like this;

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NuckingFacker · 05-09-2013 09:21PM

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

I work in an office. We make and receive calls on a landline all day.

I still ring certain family members on my home landline.

It's not that unusual.

So it's not unusual to use landline tom jones?

I thought I was the last surviving landline from reading this thread. I'm on the mobile all day at work, the landline is like a bit of a break from it.

johndoe99 · 05-09-2013 09:22PM

i have an 8-track player, 13 year old Nokia phone

Daveysil15 · 05-09-2013 09:23PM

I have a scanner for listening to the gardai.

hardCopy · 05-09-2013 09:23PM

We still need to receive faxes in work. We had to send one recently and discovered that it didn't work, took ages to get it working and we never figured out how long it had been offline.

I still buy an occasional magazine or newspaper. Get all my books, movies and music in the cloud.

I still sell equipment running on Windows XP.

nlgbbbblth · 05-09-2013 09:25PM

I send about 20 faxes a day.

crosstownk · 05-09-2013 09:27PM

keith16 wrote: »

In terms of music format, it feels like whatever car I have is always one step behind.

My last car had a tape player!

My current car has a CD player!

My next car probably will have some mp3 type capability, but by then, most new fancy pants cars will be streaming spotify using satellite internet or something.

My cars, musical Luddites.

MP3 lacks the quality of vinyl and CD. MP3 compression kills a lot of audio information. A CD track may be in excess of 60MB but an MP3 of the same track may be less than 4MB. Something has to give.

You may be behind in technology but you're ahead with quality.

Amirani · 05-09-2013 09:27PM

Newspapers and books would probably be my main one.

mikemac1 · 05-09-2013 09:27PM

Aertel 180 for my TV updates. Also super for the lotto numbers.

Use faxes every day in work

Nokia phone is 6 years old. Uses something called WAP for the Internet which does the job, I only use it for football results

Amirani · 05-09-2013 09:28PM

crosstownk wrote: »

MP3 lacks the quality of vinyl and CD. MP3 compression kills a lot of audio information. A CD track may be in excess of 60MB but an MP3 of the same track may be less than 4MB. Something has to give.

You may be behind in technology but you're ahead with quality.

In fairness, the majority of CD music is heavily compressed also. Vinyl is a different story though, best way to listen to music.

Johro · 05-09-2013 09:28PM

I still have this phone http://www.esato.com/board/img.php?id=28953 It's massive. It's a brick.
I don't use it, obviously, but it does still work. With one of those credit card sized sim card holders.:D
It also has the leather case, which makes it look even more like an old police radio or walkie talkie. Maybe one day it'll be worth a few quid.

crosstownk · 05-09-2013 09:29PM

NiallSparky wrote: »

In fairness, the majority of CD music is heavily compressed also. Vinyl is a different story though, best way to listen to music.

I totally agree. CD is the best common digital medium for audio - SACD is better but still fails compared to vinyl.

Amerika · 05-09-2013 09:29PM

I still use a Slide Rule on occasion; I use Lotus 123 for my spreadsheet work and dBase III for my database work; and a Scythe to cut brush on my property. And no, I don't live in a cave.

token101 · 05-09-2013 09:30PM

Judging by the amount of christenings I'm going to lately, condoms.

Cienciano · 05-09-2013 09:31PM

crosstownk wrote: »

MP3 lacks the quality of vinyl and CD. MP3 compression kills a lot of audio information. A CD track may be in excess of 60MB but an MP3 of the same track may be less than 4MB. Something has to give.

You may be behind in technology but you're ahead with quality.

FLAC ftw.

fryup · 05-09-2013 09:32PM

my 10 yr old crt philips flatscreen beats any LCD out there when it comes to SD picture

goz83 · 05-09-2013 09:33PM

The wife. Have her 10 years now, so I am well over due an upgrade, but they say I have to wait a few years to get out of the contract and it might cost me a house, arm and a leg.

What obsolete or dying technology do you still own/use?

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