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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When |
| Date | 2018-11-08 18:26 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <ps0hde$5f2$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <021120181121292358%star@sky.net> <ps02np$1h2s$1@gioia.aioe.org> <ps0bu6$mra$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2018-11-08 03:52:37 +0000, J Burns said: > On 11/7/18 8:15 PM, Your Name wrote: >> I've had a few of the Casio model I like over the years, and it has now >> been re-released as part of their "Vintage Collection" (not that it was >> ever not in Casio's stock list) and according to a local junk mail >> catalogue in the letterbox costs NZ$99. >> >> A few years ago I bought *three* of them brand new at a discount sale >> for justNZ$30. :-) On one the battery has now run out, so is in the >> drawer waiting until I have to buy a new battery. The second is now on >> my wrist still going strong, and the third, still brand new, is sitting >> in the drawer waiting for it's turn when this battery runs out, or >> longer if its battery runs out first (I'll just replace the battery of >> one of the now-used ones instead. > > In 2005 I bought a Reebok watch made by Timex. I wore it 10 years. I've > never had another watch serve so well for so long. Once when I needed a > new band, I spotted a watch for 66¢ at a convenience store. It was made > for a little girl, but I thought, "Why not!" > > Attached to my larger watch, the little girl's band was long enough, > and it was of good quality. It looked weird on me because it was vivid > pink and pale blue with yellow flowers. I soon loved it for a practical > reason. If I took it off to do a job, I had no trouble spotting it, > even if I'd dropped it in tall brush. The men in the neighborhood > accepted it, but their wives didn't. One of them told her husband to > buy me a black band. To keep the peace, I gave up my girly band. > > Eventually the o-ring under the cover stretched. It no longer sealed > properly, and sweat ruined the watch. I replaced it with a Timex. It > looked great on Amazon, but the tall numbers were so thin and close > together, and the background so dark, that it was hard to read. When I > got ready to press Start to time an event, it would switch back to the > time of day. The band was clumsy. It was the worst watch I ever had. > For the first time since I was 13, I quit wearing a watch. > > I tried a Casio W96H. Normally, the month and day require four digits. > They'd increased it to eight digits by adding the year. The eight > digits were tiny and squeezed together. Who needs to check a watch to > know what year it is? For some reason, I couldn't get the start/stop > button for the stopwatch to work reliably. Each failure ruined an > attempt to time something. > > I tried the slightly older Casio W201-AV. It was much better except > that the buttons were flush with the sides. From the face, they were > invisible, and one had to grope to feel them. To time something, i > couldn't get my finger on the button instantly. Pushing below the level > of the case, I didn't always depress it far enough to start or stop. > Who designs these watches! > > I figured if it didn't work right, I might as well throw it away. > First, I took a chance and put a dab of J B Weld on the button. As I'd > feared, it flowed down around the button. However, after I let it set > up two hours, I was able to dig out the excess epoxy like modeling > clay. Now the watch functions very well. If I want to time something, I > can feel the button instantly, and I always push it far enough. > > Out of curiosity, I bought a Casio F91W-1. F91W's have been selling > well for 27 years and I see why. The display is unfashionably small, > but good contrast and well-shaped digits show a that small display can > be easy to read. The crystal would be easier to scratch than a modern > one, but a smaller crystal is less likely to be scratched. It's about > $10 at Amazon. Mine is basically the same as the F91-W, but I've always hated those rubbery-plastic straps, so buy the "silver" watches with metal bands (the watch itself is only painted plastic, so the connection points for the band do /eventually/ break). My current watch is A158-W, but there's been a few similar models in Casio's lineup with various model numbers over the years. The only problem with these three new ones is that the light is very dim compared to the previous one I had (which I think was the "ElectroLuminesence" version), but I rarely need the light, so isn't a big issue, especially at that NZ$10 each price.
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Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 12:55 -0500
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Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 22:52 -0500
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-07 21:22 -0800
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Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 00:33 -0400
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 02:48 -0500
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Re: Way Back When Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-11-07 08:41 -0800
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Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 14:01 -0500
Re: Way Back When Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-11-04 17:00 -0500
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Re: Way Back When Supermarine Spitfire <spitfire@spitfireflyinghigh.com> - 2018-11-02 20:32 +0000
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