Cassette Futurism

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A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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Build Your Own Sinclair ZX81 Ad, BYTE Magazine, Volume 7, Number 9, September 1982 (lemmy.world)

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

That damned Mylar keyboard. Easy to clean, horrible to use. Atari 400 has the same problem.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yep. Tried one at a family friend's house with a RAM expansion pack hanging off the back that kept disconnecting because it was such a wobbly connection, and heavier than the computer itself. Then there was the fact it was only black & white. Seemed a really unreliable PITA, so I was iffy about getting one.

Then Captain Kirk advertised the VIC-20, and I was sold.