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Re: Is the A1200 really that cool of a computer???
« on: September 19, 2010, 08:35:14 PM »
If you're a classic lover the 1200 is gold.
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Re: Is the A1200 really that cool of a computer???
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2010, 09:13:42 PM »
The 1200 captures the spirit of the late '80s/early '90s in a way that no other model can.  Just the look screams 1990.
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Re: Is the A1200 really that cool of a computer???
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2010, 11:39:56 PM »
@actung_bab

Computers in keyboards basically became irrelevant with the advent of bluetooth for keyboards and mice and the rise of the laptop.  It sort of became a neither fish nor fowl, and disappeared.

I'd re-imagine the 1200 today as a sleek cool looking desktop box, and a bluetooth keyboard & mouse.  Something you could fit a few full size cards in but still slim enough to rest in back of a monitor or TV.  HDMI ports, blue ray drive, lots of USB ports, eSata external connector, firewire ports.

Maybe something like:

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Re: Is the A1200 really that cool of a computer???
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2010, 11:50:46 PM »
Or this:

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Re: Is the A1200 really that cool of a computer???
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2010, 02:58:43 AM »
I really think that this is 21st century cool...

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