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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by Baeocystin on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:59AM (#38022147)
Decades ago, my college microwave was an ~800 watt unit that had a large, analog dial, and an actual bell that dinged once (and only once) when it was done. That's it, no other settings. Zero displays, other than the pointer on the dial as it clicked down.

I still miss it.

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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by Tijdreiziger on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:49AM (#38022503)
Those are just the bargain-basement ones. You can still get them if you’re so inclined.
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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by qup on Thursday October 26, 2023 @05:33AM (#38023528)
I bought one like this on Amazon. Dial for power, dial for time, one ding. I forget how many watts, I think 800 or 1k.

The dials feel cheap, but it's fine.

I was tired of pushing buttons and setting clocks. I don't want everything to be a gizmo.

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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by JohnFen on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:18PM (#38028710)
Honestly. That's pretty close to the perfect UI for a microwave.
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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by antod on Thursday October 26, 2023 @07:21PM (#38032901)
That describes the first one my parents got in the early 80s - except I seem to remember a power slider as well. Best microwave UI ever.
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Re:Why every microwave sucks these days, and the death of in... by MaxikCZ on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:17AM (#38036710)
I have one just like it, and the best part is that I just leave the timer wheel set to max, and turn the microwave off by opening doors. I keep the doors just barely open all the time, woth benefit of it starting the moment I close the doors after putting a plate in.

The only button I ever pressed on it is to open doors (mechanical), and once in a while I turn the timer to max (when I notice).

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