Got a new big LED wall clock for myself, (8 by 20 inches in size). It's so bright that you don't require any nightlights in the area it's mounted. I just found it very funny, when I saw this on it's display right now. When I went to the shop, I had a choice of colors - Red, yellow (which I wanted but was unavailable), green, and blue. I knew that blue would keep me awake, and although red was nice. But I settled for green - Only now do I realize why!? It's because in my subconscious, it was making me feel very nostalgic. As it's reminding me of those old VCR clocks. I'm sure you all too would remember, (and agree). Only the one I now bought above is a giant in comparison to the one below. Which use to give a lovely futuristic glow in our living rooms during the 80s.
I've had this radio/alarm for over forty years. It was a "freebe" from Binatone. It's still in perfect working order. Although every few years the volume control gets a bit scratchy, but a spray of switch cleaner cures it.
The nearest church to me rings bells on the hour but every year they are inaccurate after we fall back in time. So, you have to add an imaginary "ding' to know the right time !!
It's right for six months of the year which is better than no clock at all Ours is only right once a day so all the services have to start at 20 past four
Snap! I've had this one for about the same length of time. I've just got it out of a drawer where it must have been for the last 30 years. It still works. My first experience of calculators, was in my first job in an office in the West-End in the late fifties. We had these Swedish ones. They could do additions and subtractions in either "LSD" or metric. But that was all. The first "pocket calculator," I had, was provided by my firm, in the seventies. It could only do adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying. No memory and was the size of a half brick.
This was my most favorite ever "clock calculator computer handheld" Palm pilot from the 1990s. I really loved the handwriting recognition system for input, ("graffiti") , killed off by Iphones. It had great apps for my training and early career. I found it while cleaning up, last week. The batteries were corroded. I replaced them, but it was dead. So I threw it out. Except for not having a phone, I still think it was much better than any Iphone. Here's my analog clock-only device. Seth Thomas "City Series" Omaha Mantle clock, made in about 1886. It's missing the top row of the "balcony" on top but otherwise seems intact. I haven't got it to run perfect time - I think it speeds up when wound tightly, and slows down as the spring opens up. Sadly, no 22222 or 12345 displays. My similar "Rome" mantle clock is in the shop for refurbishing. It stopped working at all, last winter. I don't know why they don't make clocks that continue working after 139 years or so .
We here now have digital clock shops. Springing up like mushrooms all over. I guess having big bright LED clocks is now the inn thing. Which everyone must have, to out-do their neighbors (plus relatives) - My digital clock is bigger than yours, so there! Besides, my clock is the biggest, and not only does it show the time, but also has the date calendar too. As well as temperature with humidity.
