The Joys of Old-Fashioned, Low Tech Hardware

<p>Clocker sits on my mantlepiece, with the wireless router on one side and a lightning cable on the other. It&rsquo;s a strange, anachronistic collection. The future nestling against the past. Clocker probably dates from around 1920. If he&rsquo;s treated well, there&rsquo;s no reason why he won&rsquo;t still be ticking and tocking in 2120. My wireless router dates from around April. I&rsquo;ll be pleased if it&rsquo;s still routing in a couple of years. This old clock stands in such stark contrast to everything else in my house. &ldquo;I have a kitchen knife that I am going to use for the rest of my life,&rdquo; Everest Pipkin&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/everestpipkin/status/1354449419668582404" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">remarked on Twitter</a>, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say that about a single piece of electronics I own.&rdquo; I think sometimes of the people who bought the $10,000 gold Apple Watch Edition (first generation), which now&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-watch-gold-edition-will-not-work-with-watchos-5-2018-6?r=US&amp;IR=T" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">no longer receives software updates</a>. Do they still use it and just accept that the software is slow and outdated? Imagine, in fifty years, receiving that &ldquo;antique&rdquo; watch from a Great Aunt&rsquo;s will.</p> <p><a href="https://debugger.medium.com/the-joys-of-oid-fashioned-low-tech-hardware-ee9e53d4413e"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>