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< What's the oldest piece of technology you still use regularly?
I was trying to create a YouTube channel with Retro Repairs around 5-6 Years ago and had bought a couple old "home computers", like C64 and Sinclair's. I still have them in storage, but I don't really use them.
I have a 2007 mini laptop / eeepc that I use to debug network problems, i occasionally use it. But also not a daily driver.
There is a DSL Modem / Router from 2009 that still connects my home to the internet. I use it only as a modem and have a separate router / access point. I was just about to upgrade it 3 years ago, but my ISP told me that I am about to get fiber, so I ditched the idea. I have had Fiber for 3 months now and as soon as I find the energy to switch my access point to the new connection I will ditch the dsl modem. I have cancelled the dsl contract, just so that I don't keep procrastinating on it.
But the oldest item in daily use is a Toy. It is a penguin shaped music player that is from the 1980's. It plays a simple folk song and my parents used it for me, now I use it for my son. The interesting part is, the mechanism, although a simple wind up toy, is made in a way that the song plays slower and slower every time it repeats. It does not use batteries. Purely mechanical. I still have to come across anything similar in modern toys. It is pretty worn, I hope it holds up just a couple more months.