What is your oldest running PC component? - Page 2

2019 · 10-09-06, 11:07 AM

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What is your oldest running PC component?

power cable

I-25 · 10-09-06, 11:27 AM

A 1987 5 1/2 " floppy drive in my P4!!! runs like a charm and i still use it to play F-19!

kiwi_2005 · 10-09-06, 11:38 AM

Sound card - Creative Soundblaster live, which i think is about 5-6 yrs old

HunterICX · 10-09-06, 12:00 PM

Monitor from 1996 ( the color appear to dark

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The Avon Lady · 10-09-06, 12:00 PM

One of my daughters is working off of an old Dell Optiplex GX1 that was purchased in 1999. It's got a PIII and is running W2K.

The only components that are not original are the mouse, keyboard, LCD monitor, CD burner and the wireless PCI adapter. Otherwise, they system box is all original.

However, I think we'll be buying her a replacement, as you can imagine how sluggish the machine is with today's web pages, file downloads and streaming videos.

Takeda Shingen · 10-09-06, 12:15 PM

I have my parents' AT&T Unix 7300. It is still functional.

sonar732 · 10-09-06, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by I-25

A 1987 5 1/2 " floppy drive in my P4!!! runs like a charm and i still use it to play F-19!

I'd like to see a picture of that rig!

sonar732 · 10-09-06, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Linton

I have a boxed Commodore 64 in the loft from circa 1980.It has the tape player plus the original games.On my current system the oldest component is the one who presses the enter button!

Time to look on eBay for old stuff!

Konovalov · 10-09-06, 02:10 PM

After much thought and investigation I determined that the oldest still running component on my current PC are the speakers. They date back to 1997 and came with my Gateway computer that I bought at the time. The speakers are a 2.1 system that Gateway sourced from Boston Acoustics so they had good pedigree but are starting to show their age now. But for basic gaming they still get me by.

Thanks for the responses subsimmers. It has made for some interesting reading. It certainly is a change from the common topic question of "What are your latest blistering fast system specs or new build system?"

SUBMAN1 · 10-09-06, 02:46 PM

2 things - my keyboard is of the earlier ergonomic varieties and dates about to 1994. 1 of my 2 mice than I have hooked up to my system also is from the same time - it is a PS/2 Microsoft Ergo mouse - the original nice ones with a smooth curved finish, heavy ball, etc (Why don't they make their new ones like this old one? I'd pay $100 for a new version of this mouse. I originally paid over $80 for it). Won't give it up for anything. I have a 2000 DPI Boomslang Razor mouse for gaming, but for the most part, I use the MS Ergo mouse.

-S

PS. Everything else is completely new, or at about 1 yr old at the latest such as my Plextor DVD burner.

Bertgang · 10-10-06, 11:07 AM

A whole Pentium I, 75 mhz, from '94 or '95 (monitor and serial mouse included)
I installed a soundcard one month later, to play Aces of the Deep, and the dynosaur still works fine for that.
The starting ram was just 8 mb, but later I had 32 mb for free (transplantion from unknown cadavers)

Phantom II · 10-11-06, 04:39 AM

Seagate 30GB HDD, been going since 2001.

AG124 · 10-11-06, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by I-25

A 1987 5 1/2 " floppy drive in my P4!!! runs like a charm and i still use it to play F-19!

Glad to see that I'm not the only one who put a 5.25 floppy in a P4.

SkvyWvr · 10-11-06, 07:56 AM

Next to me, Creative Soundblaster live, 5 yrs.

10-11-06, 08:15 AM

I'm the oldest part of my computer!

"I've been around for a long long years" =

10-09-06, 11:38 AM	#18
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Sound card - Creative Soundblaster live, which i think is about 5-6 yrs old __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

10-09-06, 12:00 PM	#19
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Monitor from 1996 ( the color appear to dark ) __________________

10-09-06, 12:00 PM	#20
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	One of my daughters is working off of an old Dell Optiplex GX1 that was purchased in 1999. It's got a PIII and is running W2K. The only components that are not original are the mouse, keyboard, LCD monitor, CD burner and the wireless PCI adapter. Otherwise, they system box is all original. However, I think we'll be buying her a replacement, as you can imagine how sluggish the machine is with today's web pages, file downloads and streaming videos. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

10-09-06, 02:46 PM	#25
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	2 things - my keyboard is of the earlier ergonomic varieties and dates about to 1994. 1 of my 2 mice than I have hooked up to my system also is from the same time - it is a PS/2 Microsoft Ergo mouse - the original nice ones with a smooth curved finish, heavy ball, etc (Why don't they make their new ones like this old one? I'd pay $100 for a new version of this mouse. I originally paid over $80 for it). Won't give it up for anything. I have a 2000 DPI Boomslang Razor mouse for gaming, but for the most part, I use the MS Ergo mouse. -S PS. Everything else is completely new, or at about 1 yr old at the latest such as my Plextor DVD burner. __________________

10-11-06, 04:39 AM	#27
Phantom II Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 139 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Seagate 30GB HDD, been going since 2001. __________________

10-09-06, 11:27 AM	#17
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	A 1987 5 1/2 " floppy drive in my P4!!! runs like a charm and i still use it to play F-19!

10-09-06, 12:15 PM	#21
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I have my parents' AT&T Unix 7300. It is still functional.

10-09-06, 02:10 PM	#24
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	After much thought and investigation I determined that the oldest still running component on my current PC are the speakers. They date back to 1997 and came with my Gateway computer that I bought at the time. The speakers are a 2.1 system that Gateway sourced from Boston Acoustics so they had good pedigree but are starting to show their age now. But for basic gaming they still get me by. Thanks for the responses subsimmers. It has made for some interesting reading. It certainly is a change from the common topic question of "What are your latest blistering fast system specs or new build system?"

10-10-06, 11:07 AM	#26
Bertgang Sparky Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Italy Posts: 158 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	A whole Pentium I, 75 mhz, from '94 or '95 (monitor and serial mouse included) I installed a soundcard one month later, to play Aces of the Deep, and the dynosaur still works fine for that. The starting ram was just 8 mb, but later I had 32 mb for free (transplantion from unknown cadavers)

10-11-06, 07:56 AM	#29
SkvyWvr Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Addison ME Posts: 469 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Next to me, Creative Soundblaster live, 5 yrs.

10-11-06, 08:15 AM	#30
SubSerpent Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'm the oldest part of my computer! "I've been around for a long long years" = Last edited by SubSerpent; 10-11-06 at 08:21 AM.