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I still love the aesthetics of early 90s (Desktop) Workstations. Sparc Station 10, Amiga 3000/4000 etc. and this one.

by cHaOs667 5y ago

LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
Probably because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc.
- teh_klev 5y ago
  The period on the end of your wikipedia article link is being stripped off by HN's URL parser doodah. Sticking a url encoded period on the end does the trick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc%2E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc%2E
  - goatinaboat 5y ago
    The Apple IIc here somehow looks more futuristic than any present day kit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_design_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_design_language
  - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
    Hrm. Sorry. OTOH, it's sufficient to ask you "Did you mean: Frog Design Inc.?" and get you there whith one more click! Incredible, innit?
    - teh_klev 5y ago
      I saw that as well. Fixed now with a redirect. It'll probably be removed because of some WP:ARCHAIC_WIKIPEDIA_RULE or some such nonsense.
- spamizbad 5y ago
  There was a lot of innovative design in the 90s when computers transitioned from being viewed as industrial-like equipment to friendly, humanist tools. I might just be getting old, but there were some really great designs in the 90s. Even things old PC towers like the Inwin Q500 still look good, despite not being the latest fashion.
  - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
    Japan had some goodies, too. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharp_X68000_XVI.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharp_X68000_XVI.jpg
kingsuper20 5y ago
I had an Indy at home for some time back then. Now that is a cool looking computerinabox.
pantulis 5y ago
They are absolutely beautiful, and the Open Windows environment is still gorgeous. Sadly not very useful today but for remote terminal sessions --and you would need a local web browser.
- pantulis 5y ago
  Wondering if the X server would support running one of the newer Firefox builds as a remote display.

I still love the aesthetics of early 90s (Desktop) Workstations. Sparc Station 10, Amiga 3000/4000 etc. and this one.

LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago

Probably because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc.

teh_klev 5y ago
The period on the end of your wikipedia article link is being stripped off by HN's URL parser doodah. Sticking a url encoded period on the end does the trick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc%2E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_Design_Inc%2E
- goatinaboat 5y ago
  The Apple IIc here somehow looks more futuristic than any present day kit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_design_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_design_language
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
  Hrm. Sorry. OTOH, it's sufficient to ask you "Did you mean: Frog Design Inc.?" and get you there whith one more click! Incredible, innit?
  - teh_klev 5y ago
    I saw that as well. Fixed now with a redirect. It'll probably be removed because of some WP:ARCHAIC_WIKIPEDIA_RULE or some such nonsense.
spamizbad 5y ago
There was a lot of innovative design in the 90s when computers transitioned from being viewed as industrial-like equipment to friendly, humanist tools. I might just be getting old, but there were some really great designs in the 90s. Even things old PC towers like the Inwin Q500 still look good, despite not being the latest fashion.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
  Japan had some goodies, too. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharp_X68000_XVI.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharp_X68000_XVI.jpg

kingsuper20 5y ago

I had an Indy at home for some time back then. Now that is a cool looking computerinabox.

pantulis 5y ago

They are absolutely beautiful, and the Open Windows environment is still gorgeous. Sadly not very useful today but for remote terminal sessions --and you would need a local web browser.

pantulis 5y ago
Wondering if the X server would support running one of the newer Firefox builds as a remote display.