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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. Th
by Baeocystin 3y ago
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.
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoThose are just the bargain-basement ones. You can still get them if you’re so inclined.
- qup 3y agoI 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.
- JohnFen 3y agoHonestly. That's pretty close to the perfect UI for a microwave.
- antod 3y agoThat 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.
- MaxikCZ 3y agoI 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).