Thinking about how cool 90s UNIX workstations were. I wish we could bring this aesthetic back.
@rmenes379 @jalefkowit the only ones with any style left are Lenovo
@graydon @rmenes379 we used to be a country. A proper country
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The O2 is more solidly of my time (late-stage era of workstations)
I vaguely recognize the nExT* and Sun but am not sure I ever saw HP hw of that era
fiik how that is properly bumpified
@idlestate @jalefkowit @graydon @rmenes379 I had one of those NeXT pizza boxes, and used Suns of that era
@rmenes379 3D style has a nice ring to it.
@rmenes379 the HP is the only one I'd like to see the style return.
@rmenes379 my uni had a lab full of those Sun workstations. They were great, especially compared to the other lab full of Win NT machines!
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Someone should put out a line of ATX cases that recreate these.
@suetanvil And for the larger ones, with bays for both floppy drives and optical drives.
@rmenes379 @suetanvil yes this! It feels like a missed opportunity. I love old tech with a subtle, modern spin.
@rmenes379 I wanted an SGI Octane workstation SO badly when I was younger.
Swap an Apollo for the HP, and I had all those. Actually, I had the HP, too!
@rmenes379 That SPARCstation 20 is still my favorite. It was my 90s vibe.
@rmenes379 There were 3 O2s at my high school. They were ahead of their time.
@rmenes379 @theruran Back in 2013, I spotted a #NeXTcube in Madrid's Medialab. No idea why it was there - there wasn't any retro exhibit or anything. Anyway, I got a chance to play around with it. It had #Emacs installed! Version 18.x! Grayscale bliss! :robot:
@rmenes379 If we could convince people to spend $20,000 on a workstation again it might help 😄