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Historic Personal Computers in Japan [1982-1998] (Stephen Maurice Graham) (i.imgur.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

The Toshiba Libretto was amazing. The tiniest computer (at that time) that could run Windows.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I love the monolithic aesthetic of the Canon AS-100. The dual floppies on the side look awesome.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

They're all so pretty 🥹