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Readers Defend Out-of-Date Gadgets

COURTESY OF COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM

By Douglas MacMillan, Aaron Ricadela, Olga Kharif and Arik Hesseldahl

Readers Defend Out-of-Date Gadgets

After columnist Roger Kay sang the praises of his 10-year-old notebook computer, a Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Jornada, and lamented the all-too-common "planned obsolescence" of much of today's technology, dozens of readers cried a collective "Amen."

Turns out that many of you are also clinging to outmoded hardware and software that continues to do the job well, despite frequent updates. In tech, as in other industries, newer doesn’t necessarily signify better. We used readers' comments to Roger's story to compile this list of your favorite "outmoded" tech, starting with the most recent equipment.