Who knows... remember too how TVs and audio / electronic equipment all had that fake-wood-vinyl overlay ! Peeew.
Maybe it all had to blend in ? Pc's / Macs with the furnishings of the offices at the time ... and TVs etc with the wooden decor of the TV cabinets etc ? Perhaps the consumer WANTED that at the time and the manufacturers had to comply.
I would love to see brushed aluminium in different colours... rather than just the silver... but then again, I like lime green and orange computers... !!
How about this cutting edge IBM portable?
or the ever popular Commodore SX64?
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I see your ugly IBM, and raise you this;
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Toshiba got the idea... almost laptop portable here...
Still... not as iconic as;
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The Osborne deserves a mention here...
As does the Apple IIc with portable LCD;
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Last edited by kilobits; 26-04-2012 at 10:22 AM.
[/QUOTE]The Osborne deserves a mention here...
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Geeeeez! "at the irresistable price of $1795"... please hold me back!![]()
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