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What devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by MisterNeon@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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When I was a kid my family owned a device whose sole purpose was to rewind vhs tapes.

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[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Tape device so you can plug your phone into car stereos that don't have Bluetooth. Some cars just have cd deck/player and no aux input, no Bluetooth. Really new cars will have Bluetooth for phone control. Really old ones with cassette players you could use the tape gadget. Not so much in between.

Old flash drives, that were only like 1gb when that was supposedly sufficient back then.

Headphones with audio jack because most new phones have usb-c ports only now. Although I bought an adapter for only 10 bucks.

A/V cord consoles and devices.

I had a VHS rewinder too. Also that reminds me I had a mechanical "crank" playing card shuffler which would probably be an antique now. Lol.

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

2 Garmin GPS, one handheld and one for the car. I've been using my phone for directions now for years, but I suppose I'll hang on to both units for a bit longer.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

We've got at least 7 or 8 old remotes for items we don't even have anymore.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I have a 2RU HP DL380 Gen8 server. Which is under powered and uses too much power for modern compute purposes.

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Radio w/ cassette player, still use the radio tho

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

I have a Blackberry Playbook on my desk that I am trying to figure out how to crack. I also keep my Sharp EL-50 scientific calculator around. We had to buy that specific model because it didn't have a persistent memory. We could turn it off and on in front of the invigilator and they would know there was nothing stored in it.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I have a rotary dial. It was made as a spare part for an analog telephone.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago

I am going different on this one.

An awl on a utility knife.

Nowadays, 99% of camping, hiking, and "survival" equipment is light weight composites that can be better fixed with glue, tape, small needle and thread, or a patch with one of the above. There are very few alternative uses for it that aren't better with a different standard tool.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

If I dig down into the drawer with several layers of old iPhones I can find my palm pilot at the bottom right next to the Treo that replaced it.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I have my old laserdisk player and a few LDs.

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