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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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Mockup of my WIP portable computer (sopuli.xyz)

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Using a framework motherboard and big dill extended keyboard, will have rails to hold multiple sets of controllers

current state of the case

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

Very cool. What sort of controllers?

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

Nintendo switch joycons/joycons compatible controllers on the sides (hoping to do at least 2 pairs of rails) and 2 8bitdo controllers that I'm going to try and add a holder on the back for.

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

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#cyberdeck

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

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/25/hackaday-prize-2023-a-software-defined-radio-with-real-knobs-and-switches/ might make the keyboard swappable with something like the controls on this to map to music software