Vintage Computers

[Matt Noir]

Please forgive me if this has been posted before. I came across this page and I was really intrigued by the designs. I was actually "googling" art deco bathroom fixtures but found this instead!

Since I work in the IT field and have built my fair share of PC's - and I have a little shop in the garage - I may try my hand at doing something like this for myself.

Here are some examples:


Machine Age PC

Deco PC

Flash Gordon Deco PC

Unidyne Mic PC

Here is link to the main site: http://slipperyskip.com/index.html

Happy Friday, everyone!

Regards,

Matt

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Radical! I want one. I suppose I'll have to build one myself one day,....

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

Duuuuuuuuude. I clearly need an art deco computer.

 

[Gaige]

The "Deco" PC looks amazing...

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

If one could find a nice non-working radio with a nice case, retro-fitting a motherboard into it wouldn't be all that difficult.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

There is a thread about those somewhere, and actually the guy that makes them is/was a poster in the FL (if I'm remembering correctly). Try and find that thread and there was a bunch more cool things in it too!

 

[ScionPI2005]

Dang! My computer looks so boxy and boring compared to those...how on earth would you build one of those I wonder.

 

[Senator Jack]

Seems pretty simple when you get down to it. Find a vintage piece that'll hold an small form factor board and power supply. The steam punk keyboards seem to be more involved, and then what do you do about a monitor and mouse?

$3,000 gets you this. http://woodcontour.com/wood.php

 

[akaBruno]

Looks like he's using laptop motherboards. Very innovative, to say the least. Too cool.

I'd love to build some. But, I know it wouldn't be cheap.

Bruno

 

[gluegungeisha]

Arrgh, why must my computer be so aesthetically displeasing by comparison?

 

[reetpleat]

I am looking at an old radio I have. It is a floor model, but not so fancy or in such good condition that I would mind messing with it. It is the kind you find for fifty bucks at a garge sale.

I am looking at it and seeing where it could easily have a computer inside it, and a keyboard that slid out, then a flat screen monitor mounted on the top so it looked like something out of Brazil (the movie)

 

[akaBruno]

Looks like he's using laptop motherboards. Very innovative, to say the least. Too cool.

I'd love to build some. But, I know it wouldn't be cheap.

Bruno

It's all about heat displacement. Laptops are designed to run hotter. Heat is the micro processor's biggest enemy, albeit... human stupidity runs a close second.

Bruno

 

[J. M. Stovall]

This thread:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=7313&page=4&highlight=Brazil

This Computer:

Here:
http://www.ahleman.com/ElectriClerk.html

 

[Senator Jack]

human stupidity runs a close second.

Second? You haven't been in IT long enough. Ah, for the days of mainframes.

 

[slipperyskip]

Heeeey...I recognize those computers.

I'm currently working on a skyscraper-style digital picture frame.

It is about 60% complete.

 

[panamag8or]

Heeeey...I recognize those computers.

I'm currently working on a skyscraper-style digital picture frame.

It is about 60% complete.

Awesome stuff! You aren't too far from me, actually. I use the 129 shortcut from Live Oak to Branford sometimes, when Im headed to and from Gainesville.

 

[slipperyskip]

Awesome stuff! You aren't too far from me, actually. I use the 129 shortcut from Live Oak to Branford sometimes, when Im headed to and from Gainesville.

I'm from Gainesville originally. I visit there often especially to get supplies for my projects. I have several friends in G'ville who are professional cabinetmakers. They help me/harass me whenever needed or required. lol

 

[Matt Noir]

Skip, that's some beautiful stuff! I just love it!

Regards,

Matt

 

[slipperyskip]

Skip, that's some beautiful stuff! I just love it!

Regards,

Matt

Thanks! It is my hobby. It consumes me.

 

[Story]

This link was sent to me, and I checked to see if Kowal's work had been posted before - 10k pardons if this is a re-post.

http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/the-kowal-portable-typewriter-and-adding-machine/