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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 09:57 AM
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Do you miss the days when computers were art deco objects?

http://www.cse.uta.edu/TheMuseum@CSE/images/Atari%20800XL.JPG



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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 09:59 AM
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1. O yes indeedy
...Still remember my first, fondly:
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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 10:08 AM
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2. I want one of these
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 10:10 AM
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3. That's awesome
:D
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 10:22 AM
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4. There's a shop here in Denver that makes those
I never went in to check them out though! Thanks for posting the pic.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 10:25 AM
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5. What is that? A humidor?
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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 11:23 AM
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9. PC
It's a PC made from wood. Engraved casing. LCD monitor also built out of wood. Smooth wooden keyboard and wireless mouse.

Old School.
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 03:28 PM
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11. that brings back memories
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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 10:27 AM
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6. I didn't realize
atari put that out in the 20's
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Giant Robot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 10:50 AM
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7. Thanks for the memories HypnoToad! n/t
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 11:13 AM
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8. How about this little guy?


Loved that Mac and still have it in the attic.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 11:30 AM
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10. That's not art deco. That's a brick. Please do note:
I am not dissing the Macintosh in concept, the case and keyboard are too square and incongruous with what's ironically the envy of graphic designers everywhere. Indeed, later models became art deco with the clear transparent plastics. (not the fruit flavored imacs, collect them all nonsense...)

:D
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 03:31 PM
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12. They make cool fish tanks though.
I'm in the process of making one.
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-28-06 03:55 PM
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13. How will you know if it's a fish tank or a screensaver...?
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 01:00 PM
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14. You don't have to feed the screensaver. nt
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 01:26 PM
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15. Well if all the SciFi TV/Movies I watched as a kid
are any indication these styles will return. :)

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