9 Apr
2013
9 Apr
'13
6:34 p.m.
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From: "Dave Woyciesjes" <woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: 09/04/2013 20:49:10
Subject: Re: The ten SEXIEST computers of ALL TIME * The Register
But to be fair, has Tony Smith (the author) seen any
of the big toys
we love? A better title, I'd say, would be one where he specified this
was _his_ list... But I digress, picking nits. :)
Well he does have a Cray, but ANY medium to large mainframe of the
1960's 70's or 80's is sexier than all the rest. Lets face it the front
panel from a large 360 is sexier than most of those....
When the boxes with the support processor and no proper panel came out
it was so disappointing.
http://history.cs.ncl.ac.uk/anniversaries/40th/images/ibm360_672/slide20.jpg
http://history.cs.ncl.ac.uk/anniversaries/40th/images/ibm360_672/26.jpg
and too think as an Undergraduate I was allowed to sit in that chair and
type into that console.....
Dave
G4UGM
BeBox? I don't have a mental image. As for Macs
(of all ages), the
_only_ one I would choose would be the Cube.
A Sun Ultra 1 may not be the sexiest, but I'd wager is up there.
But lest we forget another sexy beast, the IBM z series mainframe. Not
I'm not screwing around, with the other thread. I realy do like the
looks of it:
https://www.computerworld.com.au/slideshow/354082/pictures_ibm_new_system_z…
On 04/09/2013 03:10 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>The ten SEXIEST computers of ALL TIME
>Gorgeous kit that looks as good now as it did the day it came out
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/09/feature_ten_sexy_computers_roundup/
>
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