repairing outdated tech with even more outdated tech

March 20th, 2015
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I just repaired a 20-year-old landline phone with 40-year-old components. Why? Because I can, and because my late parrot Zoe (YES SHE IS AN EX-PARROT YOU CAN STOP NOW) is still on the outgoing message recording.

I regret nothing.

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repairing outdated tech with even more outdated tech

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- solarbird
- March 20th, 2015
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- Torsten Adair
- March 20th, 2015
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Now I don’t feel so bad about having my Samsung Galaxy (1) from 2010 repaired…
- solarbird
- March 20th, 2015
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Oh hell, 2010? our DNS server is from 1996. XD
- Scott
- March 23rd, 2015
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My clock radio is a graduation present-from 1980. It makes noise at the preset time, so why replace it? I did have it apart once, to spray contact cleaner in the volume control potentiometer. That’s it. The thing works just fine. I have an older digital clock I got for Christmas in 1976. Discounting moves and power failures, it’s been on since then. No noticeable dimming of the segments in the digital display. Many things are thrown out because they’re old, not because they quit. Many things are thrown out because they need very minor repairs….
- solarbird
- March 23rd, 2015
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I’ve also replaced things because they got beaten up and looked ugly. But I’ve also restored such things, so given a chance, I will. Like that kitchen exhaust fan from the 1950s I restored last summer as part of that kitchen remodel.