What's the oldest piece of hardware in your computer that you still use daily?

[neuro4848]

Heheh, I've got a couple of good ones...

My Acer 2x Burner.... I burn music CDs like there's no tomorrow...

My Cyrix MII - 333 Chip on my DNS Linux box... (Upgraded from the Pentium 100 with the FP bug)

An AMD K6-II 450 Chip on email Linux box...

I'm in the middle of getting tapes for an old colorado tape backup... I want to see if it still works...

:beer:

 

[KickItTwice]

<FONT face=Verdana size=1><FONT face=Arial size=2>"What's the oldest piece of hardware in your computer that you still use daily?"
</FONT></FONT>I'm supprised how many folks have keyboards and monitors inside of their computers. Just kidding. It's the Santa Cruz soundcard for me.

 

[Thor86]

512kilobyte memory Trident ISA graphics adapter. Runs only in 16 colours on my NT server.

 

[0roo0roo]

hauppauge wintv dbx fm. 5~ years old.

 

[Biggs]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

edit: now that I think of it, that's not true. I have a 5-pound IBM keyboard/bludgeon that's marked 1984 on the bottom, and I love it

Ditto.

 

[PinchyCM]

sound blaster live value, back in the day of my pentium1 200 MMX. it's sitting in my comp until the audigy2 comes friday...so i guess i got that in the 7th grade...that would make it almost 8 years ago. hah, i'm gettin old

 

[Goi]

Bow before me, mere pseudo-retro hardware owners!! I'm still using an IBM Model M PS/2 keyboard circa 1984, and it still beats every other keyboard made after it till today.

/me high-5's stevewm, mechBgon, bgeh and Biggs. IBM Model M owners rock!

 

[GregMal]

In my current machine I have the floppy drive from my
old 486sx computer. I't's still working fine..........
Greg

 

[sharkeeper]

We have a bunch of 2940's (still running on RADIUS servers) that have more miles on them than the ISS.

-DAK-

 

[Texun]

How about around my computer?

It would have to be the case. I've ran 5 systems and 3 PSUs through it and I still like it.

 

[snidy1]

My HP laserJet printer, 5 years old, it still works great. everything else is less than a year old.

 

[MarklarMarklar]

I just built my new rig a few weeks ago. But in my previous system it would have to be my voodoo5 5500. It was still running games without any problems until I tried UT2K3.

 

[ProviaFan]

My keyboard.

<-- happily typing away on his 1997-era Compaq keyboard.

 

[BFG10K]

Probably my FDD which I've had since 2000.

 

[FacelessNobody]

Our family machine (Athlon 1200/KT133A) is running an Epson floppy drive from 1996. Functions just as well as my Alps drive from 2002.

 

[Snooper]

Thrustmaster FLCS/TQS/RCS set up from Feb 1996. Bought to play Mechwarrior II on my Pentium 166 system (also bought to play that game...). The 17" Sony I bought then is also still in use, but it is on my brother's computer now.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: emjem

Originally posted by: Whitedog
(I don't know if they even still make these or not....but)

Do you remember those old power strips that you put under your monitor that had a lighted switch for each plug (Aux1, Aux2, Printer, Monitor, Computer) in the front of it???

Well, I've had mine since '94 I think. I'm still using it. Originally I had a 14" monitor sitting on top of it. It's had a 21" on it for about 5 years now.

The dang thing still works like a charm!

I've got one of those. And the lights in the switches flash and blink like crazy after all these years. Noobs think it's the computer, lol.

But my oldest part in my system is a case fan that's about 10 years old.

oh yeah, I have one of those too

 

[thermite88]

The IBM Model M keyboard, dated 30 Sept 1991.

Driving a P4 1.6A on 170FSB on Asus P4B266. 2x 512MB PC2700. 3 Ultra160 drive on MegaRaid Express 500 controller.

 

[SCSIfreek]

original microsoft natural keyboard, I've had it for hmmm...... ten years. still kickin

 

[Chrisdragon]

My Acer 77e 17" monitor, had it for like 2-3 or more years