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What is the oldest electronic you own?
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That sounds electrical, but not electronic.
Would a hand crank electric generator for a doorbell count?
Still no semiconductors.
Real cool though.
I'd still count valves as electronics. No semiconductors there either. Relays too. Basically, once you've got an electrical signal controlling another electrical signal.