at mdl we keep track of new developments and the new issues that often come with them. but we might look over our shoulder, sometimes. was wondering if people here are still finding uses for really old hardware or software today.. perhaps as a server, printer server, anything.. lets see some tips to keep the old stuff out of the bin for a little longer...
I've got an old Minidisc Player which I still use. Not really because it's superior technology but for the fun of it. I'm a volunteer fire fighter and I'm using an old alarm monitor (from the early 1970s) at home - the old technology still works Considering this thingy weighs about 2 kg and modern pagers weigh about 100g being capable of much more... fascinating progress. For playing old games I've got a Win 98 laptop which still works good. So if you have a look around in my home you'll find a few pieces of old technology which I just don't want to throw out
that kind of thing was what i had in mind. folks are consigning perfectly good stuff to the bin just because it is obsolete.. to the detriment of the old environment. i used to have quite a collection of old 80386 s and the like, 14 years ago. i used them for playing old dos games, and played around with getting as much free memory as was then possible, just because i liked to tinker with it under dos. i just somehow never managed to get around to making them usefull, apart from that. lack of creative ideas.... but i think it can be done..
Well I have about 650 vinyl albums and 2 turntables that I keep around even though most of them have been replaced by cd's or lossless music. I did however ditch my double dubbing cassette deck since I have not used it for 15-20 years. budzos
If it's old and still useable, why not put it to use? I have about 10 synthesizers, most of which are considered "Vintage" (Some are almost 20 years old) They work great and I haven't found anything to replace them as of yet. Also, if you have an old piece of technology that you don't use, why not give it to someone who can use it?
I'm also a volunteer fire fighter some of our radios use dos programs for programming, the Motorola's also need a slower computer petuim 1 or older
I have an old cassette tape & radio player. I connected it's line in to my computer. Cassette tape section is broken but line in & radio still works. I'm using it.