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A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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[Thread] The Altair 8800 with its full kit, and the cover of Popular Electronics from January 1975. The first commercially available microcomputer! (lemmy.likes.cat)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

that unshielded CRT gives me anxiety.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know why you say that, but I thought it is cyber-sexy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cyber-sexy things give me anxiety.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You should always use cyber-protection.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Had no idea they included keyboards. Thought it was programmed solely by the toggle switches. ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure a keyboard wasn't standard equipment. And it definitely couldn't drive a monitor like that directly.