Whether it's your first childhood console, or a family heirloom passed down, what is the oldest technological device in your possession?

Atari 2600 with games and a paddle controller still in the box.

Same as Ironman. An Atari 2600. Unless vinyl records count. If so, I have some that pre-date the 70's.

Intellivision (still working).

My wife collects antiques though, so depending on the definition of 'technology' there's far older stuff in the house.


Actually I have an antique piece of hardware from my dad:



A 2Kb memory card for a server mainframe, made in the UK, used by Phillips.


My dad has my grandfather's old photography equipment including old camera's. Perhaps they'll end up here one day. I do have the large wooden steering wheel of my Grandfather's old boat he made himself in the 60s I believe. I guess that's technology too.


As for old money, oldest coin I have is an 1879 Silver Dollar.

Atari 2600, I believe

I have some floppy disks here.

Eh, I know it's most likely not the oldest tech I still have, but whatever, I wanted to show them.

Some of them are apparently in good shape, and not used. I wonder if they still work... curl, if you ever need space to store 1,76 MB of data, let me know. I will give you one.

Probably a razor that my dad used in his youth if it needs to be electric. Otherwise maybe my typewriter is older.
Anything related to gaming is not that old, my gamecube is probably the oldest such tech. Left anything older with my brother back at my parents.

Atari 2600.

The original 6 switch model from 1977-1978.

Still in use/plugged in? My 2011 Sony HDTV.

Still have but not used/plugged in? Gameboy Color from 1999.

My first gaming system: "Space Viking" from 1982... still works!

Our VHS camcorder from 1984:

My Philips Walkman from 1986:

My "Kosmos electronic X4000" learning set from 1986.