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Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: Specter_57 on Tue, 16 March 2010, 17:23:07

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Interesting.....

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8438&stc=1&d=1268778102)

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Spec57

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: Oqsy on Tue, 16 March 2010, 17:42:17

I generally like the steampunk style, but this one looks unusable.  A laptop that can't be folded is kind of silly, and all that crap(carriage) would make the bottom of the monitor a pain to see.  Interesting concept, decent execution of style, poor design...  I give it 3 stars.

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: Specter_57 on Tue, 16 March 2010, 17:56:19

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Steampunked stuff is, in my opinion...usually more about apearance rather than practical functionality.

Still...interesting to look at, a display piece if you have it, not a working laptop (obviously....)

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Spec57

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Tue, 16 March 2010, 19:58:39

Quote from: Specter_57;164603

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Steampunked stuff is, in my opinion...usually more about apearance rather than practical functionality.

Still...interesting to look at, a display piece if you have it, not a working laptop (obviously....)

I really hate how the rims on that monitor are so thin.

But if it can't close... it's just illogical. Something like that as a display would bend my mind. I generally stray away from "junk" (i.e. nothing that is useful except changes the frequencies of light that enter into your eye).

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: Oqsy on Tue, 16 March 2010, 21:21:47

plenty of steampunk items ARE still functional... that's why this one bugs me.

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: Half-Saint on Wed, 17 March 2010, 02:59:16

Ugly as a donkey's ass! :D

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 17 March 2010, 07:30:53

Quote from: Half-Saint;164703

donkey's ass! :D

That's kinda like ass^2.

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: pikapika on Wed, 17 March 2010, 07:55:46

this guy makes functionnal things with steampunk look : http://www.datamancer.net/

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 17 March 2010, 08:17:35

That guy's also a member here.

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: DreymaR on Wed, 17 March 2010, 08:37:26

Criticizing steampunk for being illogical... priceless.

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: didjamatic on Wed, 17 March 2010, 08:55:48

There have been some great steampunked Model M's on ebay lately.  I've bid them up some but haven't gone all in.

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 20 March 2010, 20:25:01

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8438&stc=1&d=1268778102)

Now that's  ergonomic.

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 21 March 2010, 02:03:12

Quote from: microsoft windows;165763

Show Image

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8438&stc=1&d=1268778102)

Now that's  ergonomic.

The "wrist bleeder". Beats my gel wrest any day!

Title: A steampunked mouse for the laptop.....
Post by: Specter_57 on Wed, 31 March 2010, 20:40:50

This would go nicely with this laptop.....

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8825&stc=1&d=1270085960)


..and the page I found it on:

http://jakehildebrandt.com/2007/04/20/img_0616-2/



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Spec_57

Title: Steampunked Laptop?
Post by: BigBrother on Fri, 02 April 2010, 23:21:29

why do i get the feeling that this is some slim model of a typewriter with a blackboard tacked on it and something resembling a mouse on this side?