Stunning, Classic Computer Console, from 1958?

Ev!L-aLphA · Aug 15, 2004, 06:18 AM

"Predicta Lover writes "It's widely believed that the late-50s Predicta series was the swansong for Philco. After its introduction, RCA's president David Sarnoff is quoted as having said "Philco has reinvented the industry and made TV more exciting again." Somehow, I can't imagine Bill reacting that way to an Apple product launch, at least not publicly. Years later, Philco's phenomenally-designed but questionably-engineered and over-priced TV sets are an icon of modern television design, and are even made in a stunning reproduction form. Maybe Philco would still be in business if they'd thought to shoehorn a contemporary computer into the box and put a high-resolution LCD up top (ahh, I guess that would've been tough...oh, the cruelties of history). At any rate, the researchers and designers at Onomy Labs did just that, 45 years later, and the result is an absolutely lust-worthy piece of computing hardware."

Source: Slashdot

Trunks0 · Aug 15, 2004, 11:37 AM

Now THAT is a sweet computer case mod

. Thats just makes so much sense for a mod really, All it took was the right person to look at it really.

LeanWolf · Aug 15, 2004, 02:47 PM

what's with all the links? which one's the mod picture? bah! i've lost interest

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Aug 15, 2004, 08:45 PM

holy that is insane....

BWX · Aug 15, 2004, 10:16 PM

Can you say "UGLY"?

Aug 15, 2004, 06:18 AM	#1
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	Stunning, Classic Computer Console, from 1958? "Predicta Lover writes "It's widely believed that the late-50s Predicta series was the swansong for Philco. After its introduction, RCA's president David Sarnoff is quoted as having said "Philco has reinvented the industry and made TV more exciting again." Somehow, I can't imagine Bill reacting that way to an Apple product launch, at least not publicly. Years later, Philco's phenomenally-designed but questionably-engineered and over-priced TV sets are an icon of modern television design, and are even made in a stunning reproduction form. Maybe Philco would still be in business if they'd thought to shoehorn a contemporary computer into the box and put a high-resolution LCD up top (ahh, I guess that would've been tough...oh, the cruelties of history). At any rate, the researchers and designers at Onomy Labs did just that, 45 years later, and the result is an absolutely lust-worthy piece of computing hardware." Source: Slashdot __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Aug 15, 2004, 11:37 AM	#2
Trunks0 Keeping an open mind Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver,B.C.,Canada Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Now THAT is a sweet computer case mod . Thats just makes so much sense for a mod really, All it took was the right person to look at it really. __________________

Aug 15, 2004, 02:47 PM	#3
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,714 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	what's with all the links? which one's the mod picture? bah! i've lost interest __________________

Aug 15, 2004, 08:45 PM	#4
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	holy that is insane.... __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Aug 15, 2004, 10:16 PM	#5
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Can you say "UGLY"? __________________