dolanbaker wrote:Making new stuff that was durable as the old stuff is the way to go, plus making it serviceable with common components that remain the same through several models and design changes.
ROCKMAN wrote:Ghung - An interesting prospect for sure. OTOH a lot of the new tech has improved life for a great many. For instance AC makes life much more tolerable in the south then fans would have. Of course if one can afford the electric bill the reversion isn't optional. But that doesn't make the "old tech" more welcomed.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
efarmer wrote:We made tractors, sewing machines, and other machines that were designed well and built with
the quality of materials to last the owners lifetime and that of their children. We stopped doing
that in the 1960's for the most part. My skills in embedded systems design put electronic guts into
things for decades that provide tons of features in a a machine slated for 10 years of service max.
We not only forgot how to do this sort of machinery, we dismantled the infrastructure we had in place to do so.
Accumulating such vintage machines is IMHO far better than investing in the juked stock market, or hoarding bullets or survival rations, or freeze dried foodstuffs. A well stocked pantry is vital, but having something of lasting value to use or barter is the good stuff.
GHung wrote:dolanbaker wrote:Making new stuff that was durable as the old stuff is the way to go, plus making it serviceable with common components that remain the same through several models and design changes.
Examples? Examples that don't cost an arm and leg? Sounds like a good plan, but I don't see that happening with typical consumer goods. Rolex, maybe?
vtsnowedin wrote:I like my fuel injected computer controlled pickup that starts at forty below zero , goes 5000 miles between oil changes and will last me 250,000 miles if I don't wreck it. If the gas goes away I'll walk or ride a bicycle.
I prefer a good razor sharp butchers knife to a Cuisinart because it is more versatile and easier to clean. I love my chain saw but know how to use a axe and crosscut saw if needed.
I have a 42 HP diesel tractor with loader and tillage tools to grow all my own food if needed but spent $250 at the market the other day.
My plan is to use the best thing available but know how to get by if the high tech stuff stops working or becomes unavailable.
GHung wrote:Anyone else into this old stuff that is actually still quite useful?
Edit: I also admit that I think the vintage stuff looks more 'classic'; much more pleasing, aesthetically, IMO.
ennui2 wrote:A lot of the obsolescence you see is genuine obsolescence. What value is an old iPhone that will work for 200 years but only supports 2G?
An old rotary POTS land-line phone from 100 years ago still works today because POTS hasn't changed. But most things do, as we become more and more borgified (internet of things).
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