I went to a ramen place in Tokyo and to order ramen you had to insert money and place your order via this machine. This felt like going back to the early 90s but in a way that we are definitely not used to in western countries. It had a very retro futuristic vibe!
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If you’re into learning about history and inner workings of retro electrical components, Fran Blanche has a great channel on YouTube! Personally, the nixie tubes and other retro displays/indicators are my favorite.
Was the machine just to order the food or did it cook it as well?
Typically these machines will give you a ticket, that you then hand to an employee.
A Lemmy community for retro technology:
Thank you!
Osaka was also a wonderful and eclectic mix of future and retro tech.
Yes! There’s the vibe of course, but there’s also being able to open it up and fix it… if it even breaks at all.
Also, the satisfaction from opening up an old piece of tech and fixing it is just amazing. It sucks that a lot of stuff you buy nowadays is a single instance.
I love vintage technology. I have a collection of controllers from various consoles, and too many handhelds.
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I have a major soft spot for old flip phones, to the point where I currently have a z flip 4 and have a theme on it that makes it look more retro
There’s something satisfying about flipping or sliding a phone. I have a Z Fold 3, and I love it, but sometimes I miss my Razr, or my sliding dumb phone with a qwerty keyboard.
Still carrying a droid 4…
When I visit a new country I always take a look at what mildly iconic retro items it maintains that I don’t find back home, for example the KiHa 40 trains in rural Japan, or the old Citroen cars in France, or the BBC microcomputers in the UK, among others.
Sometimes it’s a matter of necessity:
For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot commodity
I do like retro tech i find it interesting and annoying at the same time but i like old consoles and computers and unique things.
Unique as in, only one left?
I’ve been to that ramen place! Wayne Gretzky’s signature is on one of the walls in that place. The ramen is great too
If you don’t mind sharing, what’s the name of this place?
I had a one day transit through Japan not too long ago. We made our way to the Golden Gai area and had some absolutely delicious niboshi ramen too! The place we went to is named Ramen Nagi.
And of course, it uses a ticketing machine just like this picture! =D
It is Ramen Nagi! They specialize in a fish broth ramen and it’s pretty good!
Yes it’s great! A tiny place in the Golden Gai area :)
I want to Know what hides behind “Ramen book”
I love it when you have physical buttons you can push. The rebound and the knack-knack sound are nothing replaceable by touch screens.
What’s a ramen book? Is that what some people call the little flavor packets?
