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One of my favorite retro pixel art tropes, the neon wireframe or schematic look, comes straight from the Tektronix 4010, a 1970s CAD computer whose vector display could draw permanently to the screen without using memory, enabling extremely high resolution line graphics.

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HP 2113E minicomputer and 87XM micro – Mike Loewen

"The HP 2113E minicomputer from 1976 was part of the second series of 21MX machines, and used semiconductor RAM instead of core memory. The system on display has a 2748B high speed paper tape reader (500cps) which is used to load software into RAM. Paper tape BASIC will be loaded, after which BASIC programs can be loaded from the interpreter. A 2645A terminal is used for communication. Also on display is an 87XM personal computer from 1983 with dual diskette drives. The 87MX has built in BASIC with graphics capability."

I spent some time programming in BASIC on the HP2113E (which is a model in the HP 1000 line), but before I could Mike had to load BASIC into RAM first. He had a cleaver method of rewinding the tape using a power drill.

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Macintosh IIcx (1989)

There’s something quietly iconic about the IIcx: a workstation-era Mac that looks restrained, tidy, and confident. Same 68030-era muscle as its bigger sibling, but in a slimmer case that feels more “designed” than “industrial.”

Motorola 68030 @ 16 MHz — fast, serious, and very late-80s pro

3× NuBus slots — enough room for real expansion without the huge tower vibe

Memory monster potential — 30-pin SIMMs, built to scale up

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📺 Retro Futurism: ‘Videosphere TV set’ (1970-71) by Victor Company of Japan (JVC). A pioneer of home entertainment, displayed at Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln. Original title: ‘Videosphere TV set’

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bizarre magazine (uk), july 2000

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marc kokopeli

tv ring

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The Net Magazine, 1996, 2006

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In the late 1980s & early 90s Syd Mead released a series of calendars featuring his work. These are some of the images from the 1989, 1991 & 1992 Syd Mead Oblagon Calendars