What's the oldest computer component or gadget you still use?

[Canis Lupus]

Poll time :)

Just wondering what is the oldest thing related to the computer you are using that you are still using up to this day. I'm not talking about an old computer or computer peripherals that you gave to your parents or your grandparents - I'm talking about the computer you are using right now, the one you're using to view this poll :)

If the oldest one you have is not included in the choices above, feel free to tell us what it is :)

[laborat]

The oldest thing related to my computer at the moment is a stickem paper holder bar I bought at Egghead Software store. Remember them? I like to proof on hard copy so it is valuable to me and I take it from comp to comp to hold up my paper sheets. It's a long plastic bar with a plastic clip on the middle of it that holds the paper. Sez Egghead on it. The first comp I stuck it on was an Apple IIGS.

[Ocean]

yay, first vote.

monitor circa 1998. 15 inch lcd

[Canis Lupus]

Mine are my Klipsch Promedia v400 speakers (first promedia speakers released) ... circa 1998, I think ... maybe 1999 :D

[Chaotic]

Computer case and power supply. Antec full tower, its huge. It's from the first computer I built, and I'll reuse it forever, probably. :)

[trekpsycho]

Oldest thing that I have on my computer that I am using right now is the motherboard/processor (about 2 years old) and my zip drive (about 3 years old).

[Bunmiadefisayo]

:( My PC is still very young, its about 11months old so i gues nothing is old in it.

[Outlaw]

The oldest thing I still use is a Gravis Gamepad Pro, when I'm playing SNES games on an emulator.

[Spider]

The oldest thing I still use is a Gravis Gamepad Pro, when I'm playing SNES games on an emulator.


Same here, don't know how people play rom's without one.



Edit: I hate this 4 characters shit.

[C-Money]

Other.

I still play WCW/NWO Revenge on my N64. :D

[Ack1027]

I know how/when I got all my other stuff but not my Floppy drive. It just seems alot older than everything else on my system. At least 3-5 years.

[RAcastClarke]

Yamaha YST-M10 Powered Monitor Speakers

Circa 1997??

Oldest "part" I own is probably an old Vectron computer circa 1991...blazing 8 mhz processor...could go 16 on turbo mode. 1 meg of RAM, 40 meg harddrive... 1200 baud (is that the right term?) modem, printer, monitor, came with GeoWorks.

That thing owned. OWNED

[C-Money]

That reminds me of those 16-bit computers. Hehe.

[Gerbilo]

The keyboard I'm using on my computer is from my 1996 Dell.
The monitor(17" trinitron), and speakers on my other computer are from that same 1996 Dell.

Oh yeah, get this, one of my keyboards that is still in use some of the time is from a Dell from 1989 :)

[burt mckenne]

I still use, every day, an Epson Action Printer L-1000, using inked ribbons. Still works like
a charm, no problems of any nature!
Burt

[Megatog615]

A REALLY old VCR I use to get a better picture for my TV card. It also is used for a stand for my monitor. The tape playing part of it is broken, it eats tapes. But it still works though, since it has a built-in tv tuner, so it gets a better picture for my tv card.

[compukeith]

HP 1100 Laserjet Printer. Bought it from someone a couple of months ago for $50 and it came with a partial toner and a totally new one - works great! I've printed about 5 reams of paper on the partial toner already and it's still going strong! They sure don't build them like they used to.

[Radiator]

Probably my cd drive since it's a different colour than the rest of my computer :p

[Atlas4]

An old Apple IIe in my downstairs that I mess around with. Good fun had by all. But I voted Floppy, cuz I have a few that are older than the IIe.

[Darky!]

First gen Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer.

I need to upgrade, badly. There's very little paint left on the buttons, and the rubbery buttons feel icky since I've used them so much.

I'm amazed it still works.

[Superfly3176]

I have some fabolously old cd-r's but id have to say the 200 watt PS in my moms pc. It had to start manufacturing years ago.

My cousin uses a keyboard from like 94.

[Taliban]

I use a keyboard of the 94! and still rock.... umm i mean, it still work, but like other member said, its losing his colors

[dopetony01]

well, i have a pretty old computer its around 98`~99` its a PIII 733mhz, radeon 9000 64mb, 256kb ram, 120gb hdd + 40gb hdd, a HP monitor from around 1993 that i have to use since the my newer viewsonic one blew out but im not complainging because i got it for free :). all in all this pc still kix ass i play just about all games u can think of on it including warcraft :FT and unreal tournament 2k4 at 1024x768x(16/32) and it still run smoothe :)

[armystud0911]

I bought my first system almost a year ago so I wouldn't have any old stuff in it, however, I am borrowing a 5.1 sound card from the guy across the hall it was made in 1999.

[Megatog615]

Well now that I've fixed up some old computers(that work). My oldest thing that I still use is a 1990 486 with an Intel Speedbooster that makes it go up to 50MHz Everything in it is vintage, besides the HDD, which got busted YEARS ago(106MB HDD was so huge and top of the line back then, kinda like nowadays how we think that we'll never fill a 250GB HDD lol) I was like, "Wow a whole Megabyte, on 1 floppy disk!" Those were the days...
BTW: What do I use it for? To play Descent of course!

[Gazornenplat]

My floppy ribbon cable. It's a good 7-8 years older than most everything else.

[FadedMaster]

Heh heh heh. How about my old Packard Bell monitor, anyone remember those computers? Heh, had it since I was about 8 or so, that's about 9 years old.

[Peachgal]

I'm in the "other" category because we still own and sometimes use an old Compaq laptop that should need to be licensed as a lethal weapon. It is huge and weighs a ton.
Also, my father worked for HP back in the 80's and he still owns one of their early desktops and it still works. It also weighs a ton.
Thank goodness for the advancements in newer, lighter technology!

[singinginmycar]

mag innovision monitor from our old 386 (dinosaurs still roam the earth!)

[Dkin366]

my oldest part is my CD-R. its at least 3 years old, probably older. it has been in two of my computers now, still quite capable of working.

[litterbug]

My 32X Toshiba CD-rom still working like a charm. I had it for about 3.5 years.

[DesperateGuy]

My oldest part is a 1 GB hard drive which i took out of my old 386 (which used to have an original drive of 240 MB!) and implemented it into my pentium II 233 MHz with 32 MB Ram. And yes I still use that system for typing my essays for uni... Built in 1997, everything is original as it came out of the box...ok, well I upgraded a 32x CD-Rom drive in 2000...

The 386 got eventually smashed. Pity. I also still have the original Soundblaster 2.0 Soundcard...but I kinda quit using it...lol

Which reminds me...anyone here who owned an amiga? I sold mine 3 years ago. Original 500 with kickstart 1.2...I deeply regret doing that... It was the coolest thing out there!

[quobishop]

Floopy drive definitly. It's from my ol' Pen 200mhzMMX. NOW comes the age of GHZ, i still use 'em.

[pakenney38]

My Yamaha YMF 724 sound card is being used as a MIDI source into my Audigy 2 ZS. That thing must be at least 7 years old but the XG MIDI is nice.

[ThisismyuserAKA]

mines the computer its slow...lags on warcraft..

[jimbo]

my printers the oldest i got.
hp laser jet 3 :D
cant even get the ink cartreges any more(theyre huge!!)

[GeoFan]

I have replaced almost everything but the 500MHz Athlon Processor, Motherboard, Case, and Floppy drive in my 1999 Compaq Presario. Upgraded 10GB to 160GB hard drive, replaced CDROM drive with 8xDVD+/-RW, memory upgraded from 64MB to 192MB, modem replaced, and OS upgraded from Win98 to Win2K. I still use my Mac Powerbook Pismo (2000, Firewire, 500MHz) and MacOS 9.2.2.

[PhantomGamer]

My comp is new....but my speakers are old

[Boggy B]

I'm using a keyboard i used to use with a 486, with a ps2 converter. 14 Years old, and still works fine. No windows key, no freakin' power/wake up key. It's great. Also, if you plug it in while the computer is on, it pastes the date and time in the current field. Not at all useful, but still kinda cool.
I do want to get a USB keyboard when i see one cheap enough though, but i hate them ones that have too many freakin' buttons. That's usually the reason i don't get them.

[Compaq]

My oldest part that I am using now is a MAG Innovision 17" monitor thats 2 years old. The oldest stuff I have is a 400mhz Celeron on a ASUS MEL-M socket 370 board which I plan on putting back together as soon as I find a case cheap enough. My wifes comp is a Athlon 1200 mhz on a Chaintech board with 384mb of PC-133 ram. She's also running an old ATI rage pro 128 all in wonder video card, an old Sony CD-RW, and an ADS Microscan 17" monitor.

[seperoth]

my damn keyboard never dies,ive spilled sooooo much crap on it. it is a trooper

[Zendu]

I use the optical mouse that darky uses (m$ intelli) with win 98 drivers (has program specific buttons the new drivers dont!?)


And i just reinstalled windows xp upgrade with my win 95 cd

[kristianway]

Thought my oldest were my speakers, But way wrong. my IBM solid rolled steal computer case takes the vote. with no components inside it weights nearly 30 pounds.

[saxodude]

My Sabre Joystick, 4 button. Around 1998

[triclonian_2025]

we have a really old comp. and it only has 60 megabites total.mydad found it in the trash.

[prtynkd]

creative labs cdrw 4x

[silverfinder]

1970's stereo amp that my sound is ran through.
B.R.
Silverfinder

[rs_martin]

My printer is a Canon BJC-4000, bought it used in ....1996 and just throw
a new cartridge in and blow the dust out. works like a charge.

PS. Won't mention the AT Mini-case AMD K6-2/450Mzh I use for a linux
print server for the house. Don't know how old it really is, but its almost
tan with cola stains on it.

[DARK_FORCES_fan]

the oldest thing I use is a 3 1/4" floppy drive. I don't know how old it is but the computer I pulled it from had a 5 1/2" floppy drive in it. I got the computer on the side of the road.

[dawgman]

lol side of the road eh HAHAHAHA thats a good one

i think i got u all i have a 1992 joystick and I GOT 2 HAHAHAHA ok im done.......

[Andrew7689]

Hello

Well, i got loads of old things i still use my speakers are Creative 4 channel surround speakers, and they sound awful, scretchy and tini, also the base speakers sometimes acted like a mid- range speakers especially while some was talking the voice came thorugh the base speaker loud and clear, the base seamed to have bass boost on the 80 hz to 100 hz, i found this out when i put my 12 inch hifi speaker on the base output, since that 12inch speaker works down to 30 hz, the base that amplifier was defininty boosted at that 80hz to 100 hz, there was no lower frequency niether, i put my computer sound through my hifi now, most of these computer speakers are rubbish, who wants small front speakers, i prefer big 12 inch speakers, actually might get my 15inch hifi ones out, and my front speakers are 150 watts rms thats for the 12inch speakers, and 250 watts rms for my 15inch speakers, rear speakes are 60 watts rms, and centre speaker is 250 watt rms, those are all hifi, big cone speakes, the centre speakers are 5.25 inch x 2 speakers, and rear are 4 inch disco power speakers at 60 watt rms per channel. Since the house i live in is 60 percent sound proofing, you can't hear it much outside.

Although i prefer a wired mouse with a ball, and don't like those optical, i have used on, but it is as if your fighting with it to move the cursor, i do not like anything wireless due to the radiation risk, although my monitor is CRT, i see the X-rays from it are less harmfull than the radiation from a mobile phone.

Regards

Andrew

[taco_fox]

Although i prefer a wired mouse with a ball, and don't like those optical, i have used on, but it is as if your fighting with it to move the cursor, i do not like anything wireless due to the radiation risk, although my monitor is CRT, i see the X-rays from it are less harmfull than the radiation from a mobile phone.

lol... this is like the time you said no one should use thermal paste because you thought it gave you headaches at work. Most wireless mice use radio frequency to transmit movements. Are you also afraid of getting cancer from radio stations that are sending out kilowatts of radio waves every day?

[joseshenron1]

I am using a intel pentium 233 mmx and interdrated video TXProII SIS 5597/5598 lol

onboard sound and the keyboard that came with it i am running Win XP pro on it right now to reply to this vote so you tell me is that old or what??????????????

DBZ Shenron FaNaTiC

[Brkrmode5290]

I just got a new Dell PC & am going to see what I can do with my old comp, although I don't think I can do much. It was an old HP computer meant for either Win 95 or Win 98, but the person my dad bought it from decided to put Win2K on it. The oldest thing I think I'm still using is the keyboard.

[johninc]

ok the Mac SE classic very first icon computer I use it every now and then for a laugh.

[johninc]

lol... this is like the time you said no one should use thermal paste because you thought it gave you headaches at work. Most wireless mice use radio frequency to transmit movements. Are you also afraid of getting cancer from radio stations that are sending out kilowatts of radio waves every day?
lol taco_fox

[MerBleue]

My computer is from 1999/2000, so it's not *that* old. However, my disk drive is 2.88mb. A friend told me they did a really short run on that. I can't even find any true info on my Nvidia RIVA TNT 64 pro video card.

[mlbz420]

packard bell platinum supreme 1680.........4gb hdd, 200mhz p1, all in one modem/video/sound card, with the original tandy mouse. all from around 94ish

[goranpaa]

My Monitor.

A Compaq MV 740. #17. it's nearly 4 years now.
And I should really get an LCD. But as It still is good....well

[VmanBeBop]

I am a proud owner of a Intel 80486DX machine with SiS 4MB graphics, dual 800MB HD, and 16 MB RAM.

Oh yeah, babe. Its loaded :cool:.

PS Pics soon to come. Currently owned by my grandmother who will be upgraded to a Dell 500MHz P3.

[miha]

I still frequently use a serial port connected device for programing Eprom-s. The device is about 13 years old and it sill works very well. The hardware and software were both done by myself so I don't need to replace it, all I need to do is make a cuple of software changes and it works on any system.

[Gestation]

My Monitor... and my keyboard... Both from an IBM PS/2, i think from around 1991.

[pdnielsen]

MMMMMMmmmmmmmmm. That would be my monitor normally. It dates back at least to 1998 and probably is a bit older than that. My parents bought it in 1998 and eventually gave it to me when their 486 died and it was used then. BUT then again, maybe the quad speed cd-rom I am using in this machine as a second optical drive is older than that. I've also been attempting to get an old floppy drive (5.25") to work in order to put DOS and then Windows 3.1 temporarily on my old Pentium S so I can do some stuff that's only possible with an antique OS....I also have the old 486dx mobo and processor which functions basically as a dust collector, but that doesn't really COUNT as "using" does it?

[pdnielsen]

My brother-in-law is the head design engineer for an American outsourcing circuit board assembly company. But his previous job was as an engineer for Heath (a subsidiary of Zenith) and he even has computer stuff from before that. He uses monochrome monitors he has from the mid to late 1980s from time to time when testing stuff the company he works for has auctioned off and also has some of the very first color monitors manufactured for the public market that still work. Have I mentioned he also has a working 286? His son also claims to PREFER using DOS over Windows....