Old and obsolete tech you know how to use - (and that for some reason insist on using)

[Kiislova]

During the Coof I found myself bored at home so much that I've learned to use a slide rule. In essence, a handy tool to perform math operations easily back when electronic calculators didn't exist.

So, I'm curious to know which other obsolete tech do kiwis use or know how to use?

 

[Marissa Moira]

I know how to program and record on a VCR.

 

[Rand /pol/]

Sometimes I watch stuff on television . Television is like old now.

 

[Boss Nigger]

XenForo because my name is @Null and i dont know how to use anything else

 

[augment]

 

[Officer Eradicate]

a PSP

 

[Glad I couldn't help]

Push mowers and bicycles, although only cripples and the retard don't know how to operate those machines.

 

[Marissa Moira]

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Ah yes Library filing systems, I learned that too.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

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You learned how to bookbind?

 

[The Last Stand]

I know how to program and record on a VCR.

Can you change the clock on it?

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I still use a VCR and DVD player.

 

[BOONES]

A forge. My family line is a long chain of engineers. I'm the odd one out but I still know my crafts. It's a matter of "wheres an actual safe place to use a forge when everything is flammable" kind of reason why I dont do so more often.

 

[Kiislova]

A forge. My family line is a long chain of engineers. I'm the odd one out but I still know my crafts. It's a matter of "wheres an actual safe place to use a forge when everything is flammable" kind of reason why I dont do so more often.

Not so much "obsolete" as is a firey and awesome skill to have.

 

[Inflatable Julay]

A book

Spoiler

I hate my wife

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Despite not growing up with MS-DOS, I know how to use it somewhat. Just enough to get games working thanks to DOSbox. Getting I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream working was quite an educational experience.

 

[Annoying Thick Bitch]

I know how to program and record on a VCR.

Betamax or VHS? Yup, I'm that old. Remember the remote controls which were still attached to the TV and video? Oh the good old days!
Edit: I just remembered Commodore 64 and playing Pong, thinking I'm a tech wiz.

 

[Get_your_kicks_with_30-06]

 

[Jason Wynn]

I can write in cursive, and still maintain beautiful penmanship if that counts. It astounds me how many people I run across who can't write or even read script.

As for actual tech, I grew up with DOS and the Commodore 64, and operating them is still second nature to me.

 

[Doc Cassidy]

I can write in cursive, and still maintain beautiful penmanship if that counts. It astounds me how many people I run across who can't write or even read script.

As for actual tech, I grew up with DOS and the Commodore 64, and operating them is still second nature to me.

I never learned DOS all that well because the computer I learned on had Norton Commander on top of it. I had to use pure DOS occasionally because Norton couldn't do everything but despite using DOS I've never been that familiar with it because I always accessed it a different way.

 

[MemeGrey]

I can and do still use a fax machine