Data retention - lifetime prediction of modern calculators

[Albert Chan]

My 20+ years old Dell OptiPlex refuse to die.

I only paid $200 for it, with a nice 19" CRT monitor for free.
It was a company close-out sale, which means not cheapy "home" computer.

The monitor alone cost more than $200 at the time.

The keyboard(s), however, does not last long.
I think my coffee spills probably kill them ...

My laptop keyboard also died. This time, for no reason at all, is totally dead.
I just pulled out the laptop keyboard connector, and use a USB keyboard instead.

By the time the laptop itself die, I can re-use USB keyboard somewhere else.

Instead of predicting when stuff died, it is probably best to enjoy it while alive.