How I use old tech in 2026
Hello guys, I am just making this thing on how I use old tech in 2026. It all started on me with video game consoles, then evolved into computers, then old cathode ray tubes, then everything else.
First off, I know I ain't stuck in one specific era, more like multiple eras, but not too modern either. What I like to do sometimes is I will bring my Microcassette Recorder out to places whenever I get the chance and do voice memos.
The Microcassette Recorder in question being this Olympus Pearlcorder J300 from around 1996.
It is pretty nice to bring this thing out to places and record my voice. Infact also, this picture was taken on my Pentax Optio Z10 from around 2007. I have also been switching back to 4:3 technology, including older CRT TVs and monitors, and older LCD monitors for computers. That includes my GoldStar 1465 from 1992, which I actually use currently.
GoldStar 1465 from May 1992. Cool to see 1024x768 working on it. 14\" CRT screen.
Also don't forget gaming consoles, as I use an NES, PS3, Wii, and 3DS currently. Those are my go-to consoles, the NES for fun, the PS3 sometimes for gaming but usually to watch YouTube on a 4:3 screen, the Wii and 3DS for Homebrewing testing and gaming, etc, etc.
Once I get more Video8 tapes, I will also be using my Sony Handycam CCD-TRV37 more often for event recordings. Same with my Panasonic PV-A226, once I get some VHS-C tapes for it.
I also like to listen to CDs on my TV/CD combo and record and listen to Cassettes on my TV/Radio/Cassette Recorder.
The devices in question. Claybrooke from 2003 and Realistic from 1987.
I also wake up to my alarms from my Sony Watchman FD-C290, which also happens to have a radio and TV that I use for testing, but mostly for the alarm clock function. I also use Landline via a VoIP modem, and converts form Tone to Pulse dialing, as I use a Rotary Phone from 1968. Sometimes for film cameras as well, I use my Polaroid from the 80s if I remember correctly.
It takes nice pictures, and I plan on using it more in the future, but film costs $20 for this camera which I bought for $5. I also sometimes watch TV via a DTV Tuner box from 2008, however I might need a more powerful antenna to reach some other stations. I also like my Radios sometimes and sometimes I'll even listen to Shortwave radio if I get the chance. And finally, as I ditched smartphones and touchscreen technology over 1 and a half years ago at this point, I also now use computers, and I use an older computer from 2013, and it currently runs Windows 7. Yes, I know Windows 7 is unsupported, but Windows 7 personally is more faster than Windows 10 and even Windows 11 ever was for me.
So yeah. That is most if not all of the old tech I currently use as of 2026. I use more than that, but those are just examples.
I hope yall enjoyed what I had to say. If yall have any questions lemme know.