I think it has to be my now deceased great aunt’s television which now resides in my younger daughter’s room. It dates back, I would estimate, to the early to mid 1980s. My great aunt died in the early ‘90s and I know she had it for several years before that (I actually saw it in her condo in Baltimore in 1986).
Technically, we haven’t used the TV in a few months because my daughter was abusing the privilege, so we unplugged it and removed the cable line. But I still consider that TV to be on “active duty” and I’m sure it will be used again at some point, probably in a few months when my older daughter goes off to college and we turn her room into a guest room (I know I’m kidding myself thinking she won’t be in that room A LOT over the next ten years).That TV has made the rounds. First my great aunt used it for many years, them my mother who inherited most of her stuff moved it to Springfield where she used it as a second television for a while. Then she gave it to me when I got divorced in 1997. It was my main TV for a while then when I bought a newer one, it went into my bedroom. Since I’ve been remarried it’s been in a few different bedrooms and now awaits a new assignment.
So, what's your oldest active piece of electronics?
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I still have my first Texas Instruments handheld calculator from 1970.
Marie,
But do you still use it?
Hehe. Not really. It does work, but a couple of the keys are prone to sticking. It has a bright red LED. Sometimes I just enter 71077345, turn it upside down, and admire the art.
Hmmm ... My best guess is the tv in College One's room ... I think I bought it in 1987 - 1988 at the latest. It's a big 'ol console but it still works great. Course the remote is long since gone ... But a cheap universal did the trick. We've also got an old 2400 baud modem lying around ... But we're obviously not using it! LOL
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