250 MHZ analog oscilloscope from HP
A TI-99/4. I need to find an old tv to hook it up
I own a model electric train that was built in 1937. So, 88 years young?
Runs well, it’s kinda weird to think that this was a toy and this level of build quality was normal. To be fair, it wasn’t exactly. This was a high end toy aimed at affluent teens and young adults. It would have been equivalent to buying a new PlayStation. But still, I have trouble imagining any toy you could buy today that would hold up like this.
Fully functioning Commodore 64, monitor, 2 floppy drives, printer, and several joysticks.
I’ve got an old TRS-80 in stored-in-a-leaky-shed-for-40-years condition. I can also lay my hands on an AM/FM radio that I think dates to the 70’s.
Empire State radio, R52
I have a radio from the late 30s, though not in working condition. And a radio from 1961 that I use regularly
atari vcs (from before it was rebranded to atari 2600)
oldest electronic
Electronic WHAT!?! Choose a noun, son.
I suspect this is the (non-word) singular form of the noun “electronics”. If there’s a better term for such words, and you let me know what it is, I will give you my thank.
Gizmo
I have a bunch of mid-century Roberts radios that I’ve convert to smart speakers (using the original speakers and, where possible, the amplifiers) if that counts.
1950s oscilloscope
heck i bet that is awesome looking. Does it still work?
My husband has a collection of obsolete technology. The oldest thing he’s got in there is a VT100 terminal.
So many old computers & calculators here.
I have an Apple IIe, but at the moment it’s at my friend’s place. What I have with me are a bunch of Thinkpads: a barely working X60, a fine X200 with busted battery, and a combination of 20 and 30 series ones I am currently using.
May I insert some additions of analog here?
I got a Rotel RA-04 audio amp from 2006 from my dad that I am currently using, and I’m sure there are older stuff where it’s from.
Aside from that, a Yaesu FT-60 FM transceiver made in 2004 still running strong.
I believe it’s my Atari 2600! I can’t think of anything older that I’ve got that runs on electric juice.
I have a battery operated tube radio from mid to late 1940’s. It even works, but the battery it uses is getting rare and quite expensive. And my country doesn’t really use AM radio broadcasts anymore, so it’s more of a curiosity nowadays.
I also have a lot of working stuff from the 1950’s, mostly radios and amplifiers. Great gear, and much easier to service than their modern counterparts.
