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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Original post by Crul@lemm.ee:
Source: Photo by Sandstein - File:Epson HX-20 in case - MfK Bern.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Wikipedia: Epson HX-20
The Epson HX-20 (also known as the HC-20) was the first "true" laptop computer. It was invented in July 1980 by Yukio Yokozawa, who worked for Suwa Seikosha, a branch of Japanese company Seiko (now Seiko Epson), receiving a patent for the invention.
Seen on Functional object - Object, Epson, Epson portable computer, 1980-1989
Literally cassette futurism, love that tape drive
A cassette AND little rolls of paper! Amazing π
The transparent plastic archive thingy bottom left. Keeps the important pieces of paper. Glorious.
Damn. You could hack into so many mainframes with this!
Oh, damn, sorry
this repost should have gone to the new community. Didn't realize this one had been unlocked.
looks embarrassed
Crossposting.
Where is the new community please?
!CassetteFuturism@lemmy.world
The lemm.ee instance is going down at the end of the month.
Thanks!
hmm what other .ee replacements should we can subscribing to? anyone have a list?
*swoon*
Wow even equipped with toilet paper on the left there for those who can't step away from the computer. Seiko sure knew their audience.
It's dawning on me how much my life could be improved by a receipt printer built into my latop:
Okay...I guess that's it. Still - awesome.
They actually do make little portable battery-powered ones. I was looking at them the other day when I was wondering how much it would cost to set up a Linux teletype terminal in response to some other comment.
https://www.amazon.com/Sunydog-Portable-Wireless-Compatible-Restaurant/dp/B0CL481GS1
Not built into the laptop, but can pull it out of a laptop bag and use it.
Yea, they've been around since about 2000, at least. I carried one then for work (I traveled a lot). Thermal printer the size of 2 decks of cards, ran on 4 AA batteries. I don't recall ever replacing the batteries, and I just recycled it a couple years ago (donated to a tech group).
Oh, it connected either via USB or you could do infrared!
My god those kecaps are amazing, loom at that finger hugging deep dish
