http://hothardware.com/news/battere...rs-balancing-drive-shafts-in-auto-repair-shop

 

You can sort of understand how the electronics could last that long but it seems really remarkable that the keyboard still works, especially considering that environment.

 

It looks like they had a protective coating of dirt.

 

It looks like they had a protective coating of dirt.

It must be magic dirt.

 

You can sort of understand how the electronics could last that long but it seems really remarkable that the keyboard still works, especially considering that environment.

I don't think a modern keyboard would stand a chance. But back then things were generally built to last.

 

If they were the original purchaser, I'd say they certainly got bang for their buck.

I think the oldest still functioning computer I have is a 133Mhz Cyrix CPU based PC from 1997. Well, lets just say it was functioning when I last shut it down in 2003, I think? It's stored in my basment somewhere, lol

 

If they were the original purchaser, I'd say they certainly got bang for their buck.

I think the oldest still functioning computer I have is a 133Mhz Cyrix CPU based PC from 1997. Well, lets just say it was functioning when I last shut it down in 2003, I think? It's stored in my basment somewhere, lol

My oldest machine is a 50 MHz 486DX from 1991. Like yours, it has been some time since it's been booted up.

 

My oldest machine is a 50 MHz 486DX from 1991. Like yours, it has been some time since it's been booted up.

My circa 1978 TRS-80 Model I still functions. But the monitor quit. Also, a 1984 Model 100.

 

I will say again.."They don't build 'em like they used to."

 

My oldest running machine is a 1994 Fujitsu Stylistic 500 tablet.

Slow but it still works as a media controller using Girder.

I have another one running a very old version of Linux with a pcmcia driver I wrote that's still in the Linux kernel.

 

The oldest computer (not on earth).

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2016/oct/03/one-governments-oldest-computers-isnt-earth/

http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a17991/voyager-1-voyager-2-retiring-engineer/

 

I've got a working Apple II, and a Mac II which I think was a 16MHz machine. Probably a nice power supply in that one I could pull.

If it's not older than 1990, a computer is just "modern" junk, not an antique!