>Has anyone ever put together a list of handsomely designed computers?
>Not great runners, not powerful, but just aesthetically pleasing? My
>impression is that there probably are not all that many, and that the
>first machines to exclude from such a list are the iMac grotesques.
>
>I would offer just a very few for initial consideration:
>
>Epson QX-10
>
>Apricot
>
>Honeywell DPS-6
>
>Olivetti ETV-300
>
>IBM PS/2 towers
>
>I realise the possibilty for some very subjective judgements here, but it
>strikes me as an interesting point of view in studying industrial design.
I've got to agree with the subjective. I'm only familiar with the DPS-6
and the PS/2's. I about gagged when I saw the DPS-6 on the list.
Besides even the iMac isn't that bad when you compare it to the new tower
G3's (for those that don't know I'm a serious Mac Fanatic, and am typing
this on a souped up 8500).
I still think the NeXT Hardware belongs on any list like this, both the
hardware and the OS were designed with this in mind. Also the PDP-11/70,
PDP-12, PDP-8/e and other PDP's with really cool front panels (the HW, and
OS's on almost any of them are seriously cool, but a good front panel is
the icing on the cake).
Oh, and the DPS-8 is far cooler than the DPS-6. :^) A Four Processor DPS-8
is a seriously interesting system hardware wise. Sorry, I still dislike
GCOS.
Zane
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Received on Sat Jun 19 1999 - 10:59:06 BST