tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post5360957603487640702..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Typecast: Relentless reinventionAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-2428178690930405322010-11-27T17:40:25.229+01:002010-11-27T17:40:25.229+01:00Around 1978 I got a Casio LCD digital watch. I was...Around 1978 I got a Casio LCD digital watch. I was fascinated: those numbers seemed to float inside the glass, and magically change every second. You could program an alarm, use it as a stopwatch ... it was very exciting to a kid. <br /><br />That started a fascination with the digital world that has never completely died. But after 32 years of upgrades, I have passed the point where my computersRichard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-31078559243205737702010-11-27T16:52:16.978+01:002010-11-27T16:52:16.978+01:00Ryan - I had one of those! I'm probably the so...Ryan - I had one of those! I'm probably the sort of customer Apple loves because I spilled water into it in '06 and killed it :(. This prompted a brief foray into Windows as I was looking for a cheaper laptop, but that was awful. These days, I have a MacBook from '08, but given the long drawn-out process of purchasing a replacement battery from the Apple store this summer, I have no Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-5165642775567040782010-11-27T16:14:14.578+01:002010-11-27T16:14:14.578+01:00It took Apple saying that my iBook from 2004/5 wou...It took Apple saying that my iBook from 2004/5 would no longer be supported in software updates to turn me to typewriters.Ryan Adneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638154287454314617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-59784746931175576552010-11-27T13:25:36.488+01:002010-11-27T13:25:36.488+01:00What gets to me is that I am not sure who the mark...What gets to me is that I am not sure who the market for the reinventions is supposed to be - the same early-adopters who bought the last version just twelve months ago? What is the point of that? The old devices are still perfectly functional, aren't they? It is such a waste and frankly an insult to our intelligence that we are constantly being sold the latest and greatest, fueled by a mad Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-31482090426866380092010-11-27T08:40:55.883+01:002010-11-27T08:40:55.883+01:00Nice post - definitely picking up on a big factor ...Nice post - definitely picking up on a big factor in modern society and gadgetry. Especially with mobile phones - why do they need to be reinvented every year, with extra functions and uncessary features and blah blah - and all I use it for is phoning and texting. And the good, really basic Nokias that do that are already 5 years old and daggy as hell. Plus, it's all an iterative design rino breebaarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732964644950027323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-60257090923026737102010-11-27T03:46:19.254+01:002010-11-27T03:46:19.254+01:00I love this post. For a long time - from my teens...I love this post. For a long time - from my teens to my 30's I had an early-adopter yen for the new without the resources to participate, so I was left out. That allowed me to see the pattern you mention that so few of them satisfy for any length of time, so now that I could occasionally afford it I opt out in favor of typewriters and slide rules.<br />Peter<br />p.s. best thing about yournotagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.com