Hi! Can we entertain each other with our fun stories about the oldest or weirdest tech we've come across?
Please boost for science or cows or something. TELL US YOUR COOL STORY!
edit: as suggested, adding the hashtag #WeirdOldTech to keep this stuff going a bit (hint: you can follow hashtags).
@Pepijn Probably the oldest technology item I have personal experience with was a positive-ground Motorola tube- based two-way radio, older than I am (so pre-1964). This was back in my days as a radio technician, late 80s or very early 1990s.
The owner got mad when my employer cancelled the annual fixed-price maintenance contract. But we had no choice, because the last time we repaired it under the contract, the replacement component required was the last one. In the world.
Pepijn
John Appel