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 Do they still use it and just accept that the software is slow and outdated?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