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An 80s era Apple portable laptop computer prototype.

is this in character? idk! hopefully! but idfc!!! objectum selfship GO!!!!

sorry if you've been asked this before, but what's your favorite chonky computer? Your favorite big burtha old mamma slamma? Your favorite hummna hummna computer? Thank you.

i love how you phrased this

i'm going to be very vague and say i like computers that have that slant in the back. like this

ideal shape for me. very iconic. go-to shape for a computer from the chunky era

but also i want to highlight the apple macintosh

tall.

HP-01 (1977)

Hewlett-Packard

The Hewlett-Packard HP-01 is a calculator watch. It was designed and manufactured by Hewlett-Packard.

The HP-01's digital display used 7 light-emitting diodes (LEDs)/digit in a 7-digit + decimal point arrangement. Introduced in 1977, at the height of the LED watch craze, it had five models: two gold-filled and three stainless.

Prices ranged from $450 & $550 for the low-end steel or gold to $850 (the equivalent of $2200 to $4200 in 2023 dollars).

HP also sold a battery replacement kit that allowed customers to change the batteries themselves. The watch uses two batteries for the display and one for the processor IC. It also comes with a ballpoint pen with a stylus on the rear end. Most of the 28 buttons on the HP-01 are recessed and designed to be depressed with a stylus stored in the band.

The production was stopped by the end of 1979.

more info: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-first-smartwatch-ever-invented-2016-2

Hey robot enthusiasts! Nature meets technology in Short Circuit, an enamel pin collection inspired by the aesthetics of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB). 🤖🐺

All 12 of the above pins are funded and available designs to purchase by backing, in addition to:

And our current goal is less than €200 away from unlocking as well!

If you'd like any of these bot-boards as hybrid enamel pins or selective holographic vinyl stickers, check out the campaign on Backerkit! 💚✨

PCBDice

Thank you @gaalika !!

80s advertising radios

Source: Flickr/Joe Haupt

Tag List (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Most of these are self-explanatory, but I'll elaborate on a few:

Tech: Very broad term for electronics and vehicles.

Hardware: Physical electronics, not including physical media

Software:

Tactical: Military-esque content

Historical: Historical content; can be contemporary reproduction, or slightly inaccurate.

Fantasy

Sci-fi

Weapons

Tactical Gear: Modern tactical

Armor: Historical, fantasy, or other kinds of armor. Doesn't include modern military gear; that falls under tactical gear.