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My c64 and vic 20 home computers from the early 80s :3
 

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I had the one from the competitor of Motorola, Rogers Cantel. Weighed about the same as the Motorola. Standby time of about 6 hours and talk time of about 1 hour, charge overnight. It wasn't really the cost of using that was the problem, it was finding a signal. Cost over $1,200 with or without a plan! Used it as a door stop for the longest time before sending it to be recycled into a Canadian submarine.

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Here's my old Webster wire recorder. It dates to the late 1940’s. They called it electronic memory, it's written just below the speaker grille.



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image-1015985879.jpgBTW, it weighs at least 20 lbs.
 
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This is an interesting thread, Scifan. I will have to rummage through my loft.

I still have my reel to reel tape recorder which I bought new circa 1967. I have loads of tapes. I haven't used them for years and wonder what state they are in.

Old Technology should encompass non electr(on)ic gear. However, I will stick to the scope of the thread as you have set it up. ;)

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Richard Brown said:
This is an interesting thread, Scifan. I will have to rummage through my loft.

I still have my reel to reel tape recorder which I bought new circa 1967. I have loads of tapes. I haven't used them for years and wonder what state they are in.

Old Technology should encompass non electr(on)ic gear. However, I will stick to the scope of the thread as you have set it up. ;)

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I figured that since everyone who participates in these forums is using sophisticated modern electronic technology, the members might be interested in seeing what the technology of yesteryear looks like.
 

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I don't have a picture, because I sold them years ago, I was the proud owner of both the original Apple Newton and the last Newton 2100 before they were discontinued. I remember how people were amazed that I could convert my cursive handwriting to text. I remember hooking it up to my phone line at night, so it could go online and download the stories I was interested in following. It felt so Star Trek like at the time, LOL.
 

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scifan57 said:
Here's my old Webster wire recorder. It dates to the late 1940’s. They called it electronic memory, it's written just below the speaker grille.

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<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=32248"/>BTW, it weighs at least 20 lbs.

Worth a lot of $$$ I bet!! Cool.

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Here's a piece of history for you! This is an example of the first hand held two-way radio ever produced. It was part of the life raft equipment used by Naval Aviators during WWII. It could send and receive both voice and code signals. The bottom 2/3 of the case was for the battery. It's an AN/CRC-7 radio.

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