Ok, real #retrocomputing realtalk. In your opinion, what’s the most esthetically pleasing old computer or terminal?
Here’s my top 3 (list subject to change without notice due to new finds and whims)...
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on the right there are three IBM blue switches, below that two dials, the upper one with a weird mushroom-shape on it, and the lower one with a sun symbol; centered at the bottom there are three small lines lines of text, the upper and lower ones are printed white on black, the center line is hand-written on a piece of tape, they are all just numbers. Under the monitor is a keyboard which is the same width as the monitor. (continued)
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The letter and number keys are white, labeled in black with a geometric looking old-school font. The keys surrounding the letters (except for ~) are black with white labels, including the space bar which flanked by a "RESET" key on the left, and "ALT" and "ENTER" on the right. The two 2x4 blocks on the left and right are black with either white or yellow labeling, (continued)
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except for the two topmost keys on the right, which are green (labeled "START") and red (labeled "STOP"). Under they key block is a lot of case with nothing on it, making the keyboard very large. (Finished)
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The keyboard body is computer grey, which a large black area on top, which contains (from left ro right) another large white IBM logo, 5 LEDs (yellow, green, red, green, yellow) with labels above them, and three buttons, the first of which is unlabaled and grey, the other two are IBM blue. Under the black area is the actual keyboard, it consists of two 2x4 key blocks and a mostly regular QWERTY block in between those. (continued)