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Atari, ColecoVision, Vectrex, NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbografx, GBA, Famicom, Super Famicom, Mega Drive, PC Engine, DC, PS1/2/3 and more. Also love movies/TV and the Stock Market. And for what it's worth, back in the Good ol Daze, I used to do some vocals in some Grindcore/Metal/Punk bands: Desecrator, Anarchy Dragon, Monastat 7, and Monastat 2600. Lately I'm working on some recordings in my basement of the cosmic noize/dark ambient variety.
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A 7800 game on the Dragonfly SD
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Oh...Maybe Circus Convoy...Been meaning to fire that one up.

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GoldLeader

You know what I like? My GE Clock Radio Model 7-4655B

from (quote from RadioMuseum.org) "1978 ??" (I guess they're not sure of the date either). I think I got this for Christmas as a 10-year old and to this day it sits on my nightstand and still works exactly like it always has 😎 It has Green LEDs with a dimmer switch in back to turn it down at night (and back up during the day), and (This is important) when you set the Time, Alarm, or Sleep it has Forward AND Reverse (Not Just Forward like later stuff)...Even has Fast and Slow speeds for the settings.
- June 27, 2019
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1. carlsson
  
  My clock radio is about a decade newer, but it also works just like it always did and so does the FM radio for as long as they keep broadcasting. I'm not sure if manufacturers would be proud that their stuff keeps working for 30-40-50 years, or annoyed that the consumer doesn't have a good reason to replace it other than one wants a different model or newer functions.
  
  June 27, 2019
  
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2. GoldLeader
  
  Yeah, I've wondered if that's why (as they say) They don't build'em, like they used to?...I'm sure that's why the words "Planned Obsolescence" exist.
  
  June 27, 2019
3. carlsson
  
  Thank $DEITY there is no operating system or such in those devices. Unsupported software would've obsolated our clock radios decades ago.
  
  June 27, 2019
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