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pewpewpewman1 t1_iyw8iqk wrote

Does that sweet AM/FM radio still work?

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[deleted] t1_iyw97fq wrote

The hair stuck behind the panel really sells it

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honeybeedreams t1_iyw9zcs wrote

i had one that was a cube from the 70s. met my birth mom when i was 36. finally vidited her at her house in 2005. next to her bed was the same exact dream machine clock radio!

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heedles t1_iywa7af wrote

Oh god, I can hear it. Reminds me of my childhood

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Hawkmek t1_iywahvs wrote

I have a GE I bought at the Ft Bliss PX in 1992. Still using it today.

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Dominick555 t1_iywltlb wrote

Iā€™m convinced that on a long enough timeline these will be precious

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milescowperthwaite t1_iywmgm8 wrote

I have that same, same one, still on duty in my bedroom. The big, red digits are so easy to read in the dark, but not so bright as to keep me awake. I hope it outlives me, I don't want to try and replace this one I've had since Clinton's first term.

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Shoddy-Amount7448 t1_iywtm3e wrote

I too have that identical one! Had 2 so far since the 80's. That snooze button can take a pounding! It hates my fav station and falls off it constantly....but it's a love hate thing!

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skijunkiedtm t1_iywvx3s wrote

I was looking at two of these just yesterday at the local reuse in pretty flawless condition

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JetreL t1_iywysz6 wrote

WAH ā€¦ WAH ā€¦ WAH ā€¦ WAH ā€¦ WAH ā€¦ WAH ā€¦ WAH ā€¦ WAH ā€¦ WAH

the PTSD is real

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JoonHool44A t1_iywzmfs wrote

I have a black panasonic that's never left my bedside...30+ years later too!

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MikoSkyns t1_iyx4146 wrote

Got one in 1998. It still looks and works like it's brand new. It's still on my night table so I can see what time it is when I wake up in the middle of the night but occasional power failures have made the alarm unreliable. Use my Cell phone for that.

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iwantansi t1_iyx6w4e wrote

Sony late 90s electronics are like nuclear bomb proof

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Zanathos t1_iyx7suu wrote

Replying to Odd-Discipline-4306 (#859,485)

I had a black one that I was very upset having to throw it out. The internal battery must've started to go bad as it would start it's alarm at random times during the day. Thing was 20+ years old. Couldn't figure out how to open it without causing external damage and couldn't find the same one. I recently bought the updated "cube" model but don't like it as much as this one!

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hectorinwa t1_iyx9gia wrote

Funny that they called their clock radios "dream machines" when it was really their job to end your dreams...

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PicnicBasketPirate t1_iyx9ken wrote

Replying to iwantansi (#859,511)

I don't know why but I've usually had great luck with my Sony electronics. To the point where you'd assume I'm a fanboy (I probably am).

I've got a handme down selection of hifi equipment from the 80s, my atrac walkman and mp3 walkman from the 00s, a laptop from 09, tv from 13, Bluetooth headphones from 18. All still working.

Their phones have been hit and miss but no worse than any other I've owned I guess and they still give you an SD card slot and headphone jack so until there is an alternative I will stick with them

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b1gd4ta t1_iyxaekv wrote

Replying to PicnicBasketPirate (#859,565)

I had one of the early Discman that got sat on hard and it couldnā€™t pick the disc up enough to spin it without scraping but if you turned that fucker upside down it would still play without skipping on the school bus

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Fishyswaze t1_iyxbiro wrote

Oh man thatā€™s a nostalgia blast lol.

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patronxo t1_iyxc668 wrote

I had one of these as well lmao. Itā€™s incredible.

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ephemeralentity t1_iyxd5ne wrote

Does it sound like a tesla coil when it's walking you up?

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sport-o t1_iyxe6sd wrote

I've got one of these in black, also 30+ years old, still works and it's been used everyday since I was 8 years old. My grandma gave it to me for Christmas, she's long gone now but that alarm clock still works. Some of the buttons are starting to get a little unresponsive, but I'm keeping it until it breaks.

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cykovisuals t1_iyxfst5 wrote

Looks like an impact mark from hitting a wall or door jamb across the display. Someone threw this clock across the room once and it still survived.

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Tracksuits t1_iyxjv9g wrote

One of my grandmothers has had this exact same model since the 90ā€™s. She has the radio turned on when I visit her every. single. time. Still works like a charm though!

This brought back some fond memories, thank you.

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Divtos t1_iyxna2p wrote

Mines still going as well.

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samaramatisse t1_iyxr5y9 wrote

My cube from the early 90s is fully functional and being used in my spare room right now. It was my daily alarm clock as a kid.

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Tacoman404 t1_iyxs0ol wrote

I had one that was also a phone. It was my Cradione.

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slaughtamonsta t1_iyxsews wrote

Holy shit, my ma still has the exact same one in her bedroom.

I think she bought it in the late 90's I think. Had another ancient one before it.

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Gongom t1_iyxxazs wrote

Just realised my dad has had a black one for at least all my life

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jdb888 t1_iyxyoiq wrote

A few years ago I hooked up with a somewhat younger women. Anyway, she found my clock radio hilarious. All she could do was giggle at it and remark that she didn't know people still use them.

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5imonster t1_iyy0pfn wrote

First time I heard "blue (dub a dee)" was on my dream machine radio alarm clock lol

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BigVanVortex t1_iyy3ped wrote

I got the Sony Dream Machine in cube shape that run like the first day I brought it home

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Discothejunkboy t1_iyy7okp wrote

I have the exact same one! Been going strong for at least 35 years too!

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officegeek t1_iyy96t6 wrote

Mine is still working. I have a brown one

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FlatulentDirigible t1_iyyfcr7 wrote

Does anyone have a more recent recommendation of a bedside alarm clock they have that has held up well? I'm thinking about getting one for my dad for Christmas as his clock that he's had since the 70s finally died.

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reduces t1_iyyjj6k wrote

Damn this is a throwback this is the one I used as a kid!

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rayyeter t1_iyyk98r wrote

I had one of these! My ex wife made me get rid of it :(

Some lucky soul found it at goodwill and is using it to this day I bet

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actadgplus t1_iyymsro wrote

Replying to icantzneed (#860,987)

I still have a 2007/2008 Sony Bravia Flat Screen TV going strong. Even a MINiDV Camcorder from the same time period is still working. Love Sony! Only wish they still had ample variety of electronics like they once did.

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ev4150 t1_iyyuy7r wrote

My grandma still has one and I know sheā€™s had it since at least 1999 because thatā€™s the earliest I can remember seeing it haha

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shamrockshakeho t1_iyyzu2h wrote

I always set the alarm to be the radio instead of the buzzer

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superlgn t1_iyz183x wrote

I still use my ICF-C240. My mom got it for me before I started highschool, not sure exactly when, but I must have been about 9 or 10 years old, so maybe the mid to late 80s? Absolutely love the thing. Keeps great time. Nice red display that's easy to read when it's dark or light, and not too bright. It's perfect.

About 10 years ago I bought a brand new C218 (not sure what's with the earlier model number) so my wife and I can both have a clock on our night stands. I hate it. The clock skews by like 10 minutes every year or two. And the display is this ugly bright green that keeps me up at night. I had to buy one of those darkening stickers, and now it's too dark to read in the daytime. Junk.

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salmyak t1_iyz2k0n wrote

Wouldn't Anti Dream Machine be a more accurate name?

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turbo_dude t1_iyz4vy4 wrote

Microsoft should get Sony to name their products for them.

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Mostly_Sane_ t1_iyz5lu4 wrote

I had one of these (!, also in white)... until I took it into work, once, on a holiday, and someone stole it. #FMLšŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø

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linotype t1_iyz63ad wrote

15 years ago I bought one. Loved it.

But then after a few years the display got dimmer and dimmer and dimmer and dimmer until after a while I could only see it it a pitch dark room.

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remlapca t1_iyzh1wk wrote

I have a Dream Machine from 1998, got it for my 11th birthday. Still going strong, but I removed the snooze button because my wife would hit it 3-4 times on my days off.

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Otowner98 t1_iyzrp2r wrote

My 80s one gave out about 10 years ago. It was a good run

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Transylvaniangimp t1_iyzxnae wrote

Is this the one that has the battery compartment just in case the power goes off in the middle of the night and the clock resets? I remember there being a household upgrade of clock radios. From the ones without backup battery power to ones with battery compartments, and my mother won't admit it, but I know it's because she watched Home Alone and frightened herself into an insane clock radio upgrade situation.

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ChernobylChild t1_iz0agqd wrote

Replying to Loveindica710 (#859,283)

Try a smartwatch as alarm clock if you ever get the chance. Being gently tapped on the wrist with increasing intensity is a much better way to wake up than your entire world being torn apart by an air raid siren.

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gardeniaphoto4 t1_iz6k9qp wrote

I got this exact alarm clock when I was 18 and had it for well over 10 (maybe 15?) years but then the sound stopped working. I miss it...

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