20 Jun
1999
20 Jun
'99
10:54 a.m.
The iMac reminds me of a severed head, and THAT, childish or not, is
grotesque.
However pleasing it may be from the front, the angles at the side and
rear are unbalanced.
On Sun, 20 Jun 1999 Historical(a)aol.com wrote:
From: "Merle K. Peirce"
<at258(a)osfn.org>
<<My impression is that there probably are not all that many, and that the
first machines to exclude from such a list are the iMac grotesques. I would
offer just a very few for initial consideration:
Epson QX-10
Apricot
Honeywell DPS-6
Olivetti ETV-300
IBM PS/2 towers>>
These machines were all attractive computers and I like your idea about
discussing boxes just on good looks, but what's with this "grotesque" stuff
in reference to the iMac? I happen to think they look rather nice. Have you
ever seen a Lear Siegler ADM 5 terminal? I have one and it's cool. The iMac
looks a lot like it in terms of curves. Just because you don't particularly
like something doesn't mean it has to be "grotesque" or "gross"
or some other
childish adjective. Best,
David Greelish
Classic Computing Press
www.classiccomputing.com
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852
"Casta est qui nemo rogavit."
- Ovid