Old tech found in drawers...

Old tech found in drawers...

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SlimRick

2,258 posts

164 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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This has been in my desk for many years - it used to travel everywhere with me.


RichardM5

1,733 posts

135 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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A hi-tech trio from late 90's to early 00's all freshly plucked from my desk draw!


alock

4,224 posts

210 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Got home to find the kids had found this in the back of a cupboard...

Cfnteabag

1,195 posts

195 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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The old laptop reminds me that my wife has one in the loft with an external floppy drive, we are moving soon so will post uo pics when it makes an appearance

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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That reminds me; I used to have the Ericsson T28s back in 2001 and I thought it was the dogs. It was so small.

6 years ago I bought one from eBay, determined to start using it again. It worked fine but with the aerial in place it was actually no smaller or thinner than a modern phone of 2010, the keys were tiny, the reception dubious, entering text was a chore and and the display was pitiful.

Still, it was great at the time.

tribbles

3,970 posts

221 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Not in my drawer, but I still use a Psion-5 as my alarm clock - it's above the bed, on a mantlepiece (the bed is in the [unused, of course!] fireplace).

thatsprettyshady

1,820 posts

164 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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RichardM5 said:
A hi-tech trio from late 90's to early 00's all freshly plucked from my desk draw!

If that iPod is first gen it's worth 2k+, even the old nano's are £4-500.

Zod

35,295 posts

257 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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thatsprettyshady said:
RichardM5 said:
A hi-tech trio from late 90's to early 00's all freshly plucked from my desk draw!

If that iPod is first gen it's worth 2k+, even the old nano's are £4-500.
st! left two on planes!

Bristol spark

4,381 posts

182 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Old man still has a Betamax recorded in his loft!

When were these things in use (before my time!)

PositronicRay

26,957 posts

182 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Wow, I've a silver 4gb 1st gen nano, sits in the draw occasionally I use it in the car.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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My very first crash helmet...

ApOrbital

9,939 posts

117 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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laugh

Greshamst

2,028 posts

119 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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For retro value...



And not particularly old, but funny to see how far things have come, still unused


Sublime

134 posts

218 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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thatsprettyshady said:
Just had a little dig around...



Remember when AOL used to send you free trial CDs? Well before that they were on floppy disk, whatever happened to Pipex?
OMG I co-wrote that software! Not seen those disks for a long time now. To answer the question of where is PIPEX. It got sold to Tiscali who sold it to Talk Talk and I believe it still exists as a sub brand.

RemaL

24,967 posts

233 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Greshamst said:
For retro value...



And not particularly old, but funny to see how far things have come, still unused

still using the iPod like the one above in my garage with the speakers I bought for it

Crush

15,077 posts

168 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Sublime said:
OMG I co-wrote that software! Not seen those disks for a long time now. To answer the question of where is PIPEX. It got sold to Tiscali who sold it to Talk Talk and I believe it still exists as a sub brand.
Didn't they run those Hasselhoff adverts about ten years ago?

Sublime

134 posts

218 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Crush said:
Didn't they run those Hasselhoff adverts about ten years ago?
Sadly yes we did. We even sponsored Fulham FC.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Forgot all about this....

stevensdrs

3,208 posts

199 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Mint in box with all accessories and car charger too. Cost a lot in the day for the Sony Mars Bar phone.

thatsprettyshady

1,820 posts

164 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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Sublime said:
OMG I co-wrote that software! Not seen those disks for a long time now. To answer the question of where is PIPEX. It got sold to Tiscali who sold it to Talk Talk and I believe it still exists as a sub brand.
There's probably some mad man out there rocking his 28.8k connection for his BBS boards.

If you fancy a souvenir from your past, I'd happily send the disks.