Date sent: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:04:18 -0500 (EST)
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From: Doug <doug_at_blinkenlights.com>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Subject: Laptop ID
Originally to: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> I've found a rare transitional form between the ancient abacus and the
> modern laptop: the wooden laptop! OK, it's a pre-prototype mock-up of a
> fairly modern laptop. Does anybody recognize the make or model?
> http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/ufo/woodlap.jpg
>
> It looks somehwat NEC-ish, but might just be a random Taiwanese clone.
>
> And that nifty blue screen effect? Tediously painted by hand. Is there
> software out there that can make a pretty good guess at separating
> foreground and background? I'd like to just click on an object in a
> complex pic, and paste that object into a new pic.
>
> -- Doug
>
One thing I could tell is that keyboard looks like partly from zenith
guts but I kinda can tell it's not exactly wooden, it's more of
computer graphic generated?
Jason D.
Received on Sat Feb 06 1999 - 01:33:50 GMT
