Harvey has an outdated technology check. Which of the following do you own?
As I have just cleaned out my storeroom, I know pretty well. Here’s his list, with the things I own emboldened:
- phonograph turntable
- phonograph turntable capable of playing 78s (Right here on the desk with my laptop)
- 8 track player
- cassette player
- 5 1/4 floppy drive (Most are Commodore 1541s; I think I recycled my last PC 5.25″ as mentioned in my previous post)
- 3 1/2 floppy drive
- a car with a carburetor
- a non-cable-ready TV (I am pretty sure I donated all the old Atari Party televisions before we moved to Springfield.)
- a dial phone
- a corded phone
- a winding wristwatch (Although I do own a winding pocket watch and, like Harvey, a grandfather clock that requires winding.)
- a manual typewriter (Although I do own two vintage electric typewriters, but no manual typewriters.)
Harvey asks for suggestions; of course I’d add some of the following which I own:
- VCR (I own 5)
- Betamax
- Laserdisc (Added so Charles could check another list item.)
- Atari 2600
- Nintendo NES
- SuperNintendo
- Maybe just “pre-1995 computer or gaming system”
Play along.
I have a cassette player, a 3.5 inch floppy drive, a corded phone, a non-cable ready TV, and a VCR.
I live in an apartment and I’ve moved about every two years of my post-college life, so I tend to pack light.
Add to the list:
20. a wind-up clock, c. 1930.