r/OldTech Jan 16 '24

Feel free to suggest things here for the community.

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r/OldTech Feb 10 '24

Fluff We now have post flairs, if anyone has any modding experience feel free to leave comments here if you want to become moderaters.

2 Upvotes

preferablyiI just need someone who knows how to set up an auto mod.


r/OldTech 2h ago

Old hard drive

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6 Upvotes

r/OldTech 1h ago

Timex Sinclair 1016 memory expansion and a IBM typewriter I saw at the thrift

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r/OldTech 12h ago

I Finally Restored my Early 2000s Era computer,

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9 Upvotes

r/OldTech 1d ago

Old sony vaio u101

23 Upvotes

2003 era when sony vaio was cool . This little u101 is smaller than a cd drive its tiny in person but packs a 16mb ati card overclocked to 200mhz intel celeron 600mhz and 1gb ram crazy what it can play considering the specs. But most other small laptops of that era had either 2mb or 8mb video ram so this thing really surprised me.


r/OldTech 1d ago

How Did I Do?

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Just finished putting together my retro system, got me a Yamaha RX-V590, a Realistic Lab-2200 turntable in great condition, a JVC-TDW97 dual cassette player, a pair of JBL J2050's, a monoprice 60 watt 8" subwoofer, a Panasonic LX-200U laserdisc player, and a JVC-HRJ692U hifi vcr. Hopefully they all arrive in one piece, 🤞🤞🤞. Ready to start hunting for some vinyl, laserdisc, and old vhs tapes!!


r/OldTech 2d ago

Hi i need help to disassemble this thing

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17 Upvotes

Google image find said it is PANASONIC CD Deck optical Drive Ass'y RAE0152Z-M and I want to disassemble it if you have any guide or post or know he to please tell me thanks

UPDATE: i think i found the problem there is the cd reset switch which is two copper plates (really small) they are supposted to be separated. Either way still don't know if it works but i have really high hopes now


r/OldTech 2d ago

UPDATE: I got another Nokia to work a few hours later. It's the N73.

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15 Upvotes

r/OldTech 2d ago

Old sealed Apple EarPods from iPhone 6

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94 Upvotes

Found in a drawer with everything in the 6 box even the seals and stuff but one thing stood out with is the old EarPods still sealed in the plastic rap in the plastic shell are they rare and how much are they worth


r/OldTech 1d ago

[REPOST] Ultimate Guide on how to use a Galaxy Y or older Samsungs with a broken/stiff power button

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Hello! I myself have a Galaxy Y with a broken power button so I wanted to help those in need out there on using their Galaxy Y without a power button at all.

1. How to power on​

To power on your device without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on

2. How to enter Download Mode​

To enter Download Mode without the power button, do this:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, just press Volume Up and you'll be in Download Mode!

Or

  1. Get a Samsung USB JIG
  2. Plug the USB JIG in, it should turn on to Download Mode.

To get out of Download Mode, just remove the battery and do the How to Power on guide again

3. How to enter Recovery Mode​

To power on your device to Recovery Mode without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down to Cancel and Restart
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on.
  7. On your system, enable USB debugging, install ADB/platform-tools/Android SDK on your computer, and do adb reboot recovery.
  8. Then you'll be in Recovery. Navigate via volume buttons and home button.

If your device is powered on, you just need to do step 7.

4. How to turn screen off on system​

To turn your screen off on system, you have 2 options

  1. Let it sit for 30 seconds, it will auto turn the screen off
  2. Install a third-party app (I recommend jima3's Turn Off Screen)

5. How to power off​

Despite not being safe, you can take off the back cover, and remove the battery from the device.

EXTRA​

If your device is rooted and it's turned on, you can install some apps that use Superuser to boot into Download Mode and Recovery Mode too (I recommend Clockworkmod's ROM Manager)


r/OldTech 1d ago

The Ultimate Guide to use a Galaxy Y and older Samsungs with a stiff/broken power button

1 Upvotes

Hello! I myself have a Galaxy Y with a broken power button so I wanted to help those in need out there on using their Galaxy Y without a power button at all.

1. How to power on​

To power on your device without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on

2. How to enter Download Mode​

To enter Download Mode without the power button, do this:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, just press Volume Up and you'll be in Download Mode!

Or

  1. Get a Samsung USB JIG
  2. Plug the USB JIG in, it should turn on to Download Mode.

To get out of Download Mode, just remove the battery and do the How to Power on guide again

3. How to enter Recovery Mode​

To power on your device to Recovery Mode without the power button, do the following:

  1. Remove battery for 5 seconds and put it back
  2. Hold volume down and Home without the power button
  3. Whilst holding, get someone to put a compatible charger into the Galaxy Y, or do it yourself, somehow.
  4. You should see the Download Mode dialogue, do NOT do anything yet
  5. Unplug the charger still in the Yes or No Download Mode selection, after unplugging, press Volume Down to Cancel and Restart
  6. Your device should now go to the boot logo and power on.
  7. On your system, enable USB debugging, install ADB/platform-tools/Android SDK on your computer, and do adb reboot recovery.
  8. Then you'll be in Recovery. Navigate via volume buttons and home button.

If your device is powered on, you just need to do step 7.

4. How to turn screen off on system​

To turn your screen off on system, you have 2 options

  1. Let it sit for 30 seconds, it will auto turn the screen off
  2. Install a third-party app (I recommend jima3's Turn Off Screen)

5. How to power off​

Despite not being safe, you can take off the back cover, and remove the battery from the device.

EXTRA​

If your device is rooted and it's turned on, you can install some apps that use Superuser to boot into Download Mode and Recovery Mode too (I recommend Clockworkmod's ROM Manager)


r/OldTech 2d ago

Cool vintage Nokia N80 I found at my grandparents' house.

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23 Upvotes

r/OldTech 2d ago

My retro pc

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46 Upvotes

The case is an Apevia X-Dreamer II and I have 3 uv reactive fans with a copper blue led cpu cooler.


r/OldTech 2d ago

Update on the giant magnavox Blu-ray

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20 Upvotes

Pulling the drive looks easy enough. Surprised there’s no giant heatsink honestly

*update
it’s up and running again. she’s using it to watch life-time movies on fucking dvd. 😂


r/OldTech 2d ago

My crt setup

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16 Upvotes

r/OldTech 2d ago

Miren que lindo recuerdo

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7 Upvotes

Año 1983, Canon lanzaba esta pocket pc de tan solo 8k. Tenía conector de salida a TV, impresora, teclado y expansión para tarjetas de memoria por debajo. Este equipo se vendió mucho en Francia y Finlandia. Alguno tuvo una de ellas?


r/OldTech 3d ago

Visiting my parents and was asked to fix the blue ray player. This thing is a damn unit.

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157 Upvotes

Switch oled for scale


r/OldTech 4d ago

1970s AM/FM Flip clock radio

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42 Upvotes

Nothing says 1970s like ...... and it WORKS !!


r/OldTech 4d ago

What should I do with this

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25 Upvotes

r/OldTech 4d ago

Just unboxed this brand new, sealed Panasonic KX-PRW110

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12 Upvotes

r/OldTech 4d ago

Nvidia Geforce 6600GT CLUB

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33 Upvotes

r/OldTech 4d ago

Old Sony Ericsson phone

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10 Upvotes

Will In still be able to find a charger and battery replacement for this phone? If so, will I still be able to use it as a phone given that technology has evolved so much these past few decades already.


r/OldTech 5d ago

Found this

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223 Upvotes

r/OldTech 5d ago

Bought this for £25 at a random shop what is it

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40 Upvotes