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Look! Its a toaster!
« on: January 22, 2004, 02:08:23 PM »
-humour-

The last classic Amiga (which didn't get manufactured & marketed) was often compared with a vacuumcleaner as regards to appearance!

Now - a PC arrives that looks like a toaster:



Report on Shuttle's Zen XPC ST62K small form factor system
iCube
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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2004, 02:09:04 PM »
I blame Apple.
 

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2004, 02:18:50 PM »
Do Spanish speaking IT staff say:

[color=660033]"iCorumba!"[/color]

when unsolvable problems arrise?  :-?
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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2004, 02:27:49 PM »
For anyone who want to know; here's the back-panel:



For comparison, Walker front
Walker inside and
Walker rear
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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2004, 02:41:15 PM »
Hi vortexau ,

onestly speaking, the Boxer wasn't so much better!

My best choise ATM, is the MAC G5 (and not only outside).

The "state of the art" of style design and ergonomics as well.

Ciao

 

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2004, 08:30:03 PM »
This must be another bid by the company to get people who aren't techies to buy machines.

Although anyone with half a ounce of computing sense would not pick one of these as they are bugger's to upgrade so I'm told.
 

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2004, 01:40:31 PM »
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AccyD wrote:
This must be another bid by the company to get people who aren't techies to buy machines.

Although anyone with half a ounce of computing sense would not pick one of these as they are bugger's to upgrade so I'm told.

That never stopped A600 or A1200 owners!  :-)
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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2004, 01:42:39 PM »
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Hi vortexau ,

onestly speaking, the Boxer wasn't so much better!


? ? ? Who ever got to see the BoXeR motherboard mounted inside a case? Mick Tinker nerer got THAT far!
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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2004, 01:50:42 PM »
does he mean the walker?
 

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2004, 01:56:26 PM »
Hi mantisspider

typo . . .thanks mantisspider :-)

Ciao

 

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2004, 02:01:25 PM »
Another computer classic that looks like a toaster.
The SGI O2


ALA 1996..

Those PC knobs don't know an original idea when it hits them over the head with a BSOD! =)
 

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2004, 02:44:24 PM »
SGI beat Macintosh for [color=0000CC]cool[/color]!

ANYONE care to post a original NeXT, or BeBOX pic?
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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2004, 03:00:56 PM »
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ALA 1996..


It's Erwin! :-)
 

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2004, 04:36:39 PM »
[qupte]ANYONE care to post a original NeXT, or BeBOX pic?[/quote]
Here's a link to the BeBox Dave Haynie is selling right now at eBay.

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Re: Look! Its a toaster!
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2004, 04:48:51 PM »
imho the bebox is an ugly machine..
Whats up with all the hate!