Lo-tech extras

The clean-up continues. My current dilemma is what to do with old devices. Check out the VCR. My parents bought it for my Popo in the late '70s or early '80s so she could tape Chinese soaps. After college, I wound up with it. The top-loading style is awesome and so are the light-up channel numbers. Can the Mondrian-style buttons be beat? (I had this cleaned out and refurbished, and it still works. The wired remote doesn't need batteries, either!)


Go right past the VCR or LD player and look at the receiver/amp on the bottom. It's a Harman/Kardon Thirty Three that my dad bought new, my brother took to college, and I somehow inherited. It's highly sought-after by audiophiles. The lamps work and everything. Great, warm sound.

These are very cool pieces, but they are taking space. What should I do with this stuff?

Next installment: Zines and magazines.