2 Oct
1999
2 Oct
'99
9:11 a.m.
One of the other recycled computer places I went to yesterday had an
interesting non-classic PC. It was a small, heavy, metal thing, with a
marbled paintjob, called a "Moby Brick". 486-DX25. It had a matching
marbled keyboard. Really cute. I would have taken it home with me had
it not been missing the external power supply, or if they hadn't wanted
$40 for it. (For a cute doorstop, maybe I'd pay $25-$30, but not $40.
At least not until I regret leaving it behind and go back for it. :) )
Anyway, I think this machine might be a future collectable. There are
so few modern machines with anything interesting about them, that I
think that unusual case designs might be the only thing to look forward
to.
Other than the BeBox and wierd Atari ST and Amiga clones, anyway. :)
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2 Oct
2 Oct
8:59 a.m.
One of the other recycled computer places I went to
yesterday had an
interesting non-classic PC. It was a small, heavy, metal thing, with a
marbled paintjob, called a "Moby Brick". 486-DX25. It had a matching
marbled keyboard. Really cute. I would have taken it home with me had
it not been missing the external power supply, or if they hadn't wanted
$40 for it. (For a cute doorstop, maybe I'd pay $25-$30, but not $40.
At least not until I regret leaving it behind and go back for it. :) )
You passed up a "Moby Brick"?!?! I've never even seen one, but remember
seeing it in PC Magazine about 8 or 9 years ago. That's one of the few
PC's I'd consider adding to my collection, just because it is such an
odd-ball.
The other one I would consider from this era is the one that was built into
a keyboard.
Anyway, I think this machine might be a future
collectable. There are
so few modern machines with anything interesting about them, that I
think that unusual case designs might be the only thing to look forward
to.
Other than the BeBox and wierd Atari ST and Amiga clones, anyway. :)
Well, the 20th Anniversary Mac comes to mind. Still of the systems you'd
normally find in a home the last 10 years have been pretty slim pickings.
With the last of the Amiga's and Atari's close reaching the 10 year mark.
To find anything interesting and unusual in the last ten years you've just
about got to look at the Workstation, and Server markets. For example the
Sparc 20, Ultra 2, or AlphaStation 500 are all semi-recent systems that are
interesting.
I've got to confess the main reason I like AlphaStation 255's and 500's is
the case :^) Now if only you could get a matching monitor, keyboard and
mouse :^)
Zane
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5:01 p.m.
seeing it in PC Magazine about 8 or 9 years ago.
That's one of the few
PC's I'd consider adding to my collection, just because it is such an
odd-ball.
The other one I would consider from this era is the one that was built into
a keyboard.
You mean like my Jamicon/Microbuilt SpaceSaver? Its a thick keyboard with a
3.5 floppy, 65 mb HD, and a something 386/33. I found 4 of them at a
salvage place, but they only let me buy one of them. ;( At least they kept
the others, so I continue to lurk waiting for a chance to buy them.
6 Oct
6 Oct
7:07 a.m.
On 02-Oct-99, Zane H. Healy wrote:
You passed up a "Moby Brick"?!?!
I sure did. :/
I had fantasies about making it the cutest Linux box on Earth, but I
didn't feel like dealing with the power supply problem.
It probably would have been easy, though. Likely it just used standard
PC voltages, and the power connector was a DB9 IIRC. Male.
It's not the first time I've left something behind and regretted it
later.
I've never even seen one, but remember seeing it in
PC Magazine about 8
or 9 years ago. That's one of the few PC's I'd consider adding to my
collection, just because it is such an odd-ball.
I've already descended to the level of PC collecting, but not with
anything as modern as the Moby Brick yet. :)
It's funny, the Moby Brick has more horsepower than any of my current
machines. Maybe I balked at getting something so modern. :)
The other one I would consider from this era is the one
that was built
into a keyboard.
I remember seeing that one in ads. IIRC, the ad stated that it was the
first personal computer in a keyboard-only design, which made me laugh.
I wish I could find the ad to verify that.
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