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What's the oldest piece of tech you still have running? (suppo.fi)

submitted 10 months ago by bartolomeo@suppo.fi to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] pixelscript@lemmy.ml 44 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I still listen to my music using a 160 GB iPod Classic. Apple struck gold with that clickwheel. Carrying around a dedicated device for music just for that elegant one-thumb control I don't even have to look at to use is still totally worth it to me.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I could use it through my back jeans pocket. It was great!

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In public would it just look like you're caressing your own ass?

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Probably. Just quickly and more of a poke the cheek. I did have a headphone cord coming out of the pocket though, so maybe less suspect. this was around 2010 probably.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

The click wheel also works through fabric. I miss changing songs and adjusting volume without removing it from my pocket.

[–] NeroC_Bass@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I still keep mine in my car. Have you seen Dankpods mod them with terabyte micro SD kits? Stuff is amazing.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I did it to mine. It's fantastic.

If I could get Spotify and FLAC files on this then I'd be in heaven

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn, it still can't play FLAC?

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Mine can't. Don't know about the later models.

[–] alex@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's currently not working, but I'm going to replace the battery soon on my 80gb Zune. I fucking loved that thing back in high school. I want to make it my dedicated music device for my stereo set up, as a digital parallel to my turntable

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry you were bullied (I kid, I've had non ipod music players (still do), but I hope you didn't get beat up a lot for having a zune, thats not fair to you)

[–] alex@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I know you were joking, but luckily my high school really wasn't too bad when it came to bullying. Like, there were the cliques that beefed, but there weren't any like, actual bullies. I think what helped was that all of the really big dudes (I was a "small" big dude, at 6'2" 200lbs) we're all nerds, and we protected the small nerds. We couldn't let anyone hurt any of our WoW guildees haha