Wow, that Sharp is incredible...

I definitely appreciate the look of older systems as well. For some reason I really like the look of the old Atari 130XE.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/common … Atari-130XE.jpg

Probably because I had one and sent it to goodwill long before I cared about vintage systems... *cries*

This is not a computer, but rather a 5 1/4 disk drive--the Indus GT. Perhaps the coolest looking floppy drive ever. My brother had one for his 8-bit Atari computers.

That Sharp was used by Satan himself to spreadsheet the budget expenses of Hell.

clueless1 wrote:

This is not a computer, but rather a 5 1/4 disk drive--the Indus GT. Perhaps the coolest looking floppy drive ever. My brother had one for his 8-bit Atari computers.

indus1.jpg

indus2.jpg

ARGHH...

Don't even remind me. The Atari 130XE I mentioned above had one of those with it... now the drive alone is worth over $100. 😵

Errius wrote:

That Sharp was used by Satan himself to spreadsheet the budget expenses of Hell.

🤣

Amstrad PPC 512 is one cool looking PC, if you ask me 😀

How about this:

I'm no Apple fanboy by any means but my vote goes to the NeXT Cube (the one Tim Berners-Lee used to invent the web) and its successor, the Power Mac G4 Cube. Both stand out for me as unique offerings to the history of PC aesthetics:

Also, that 486 Standard Def Steve found recently:

I don't own one nor have I ever seen one in person, but the Apricot Portable PC from 1984 is sure quite snazzy looking IMO, especially with the wireless keyboard and the fact that it includes voice command functionality.

Not my picture.

Half-Saint wrote:

Amstrad PPC 512 is one cool looking PC, if you ask me 😀

I own a PPC 640. Same form factor, just a different color. I think it is an interesting little critter, but to be completely honest I think it looks more weird than cool. That said, it is the only truly portable computer I know of (Capable of running off battery) that includes a full-size desktop-style keyboard, which is definitely a benefit...even if it does contribute to its awkward form factor.

Terrible screen though. Awful horrible screen. Try taking a picture of the thing running and you'll agree. 🤣

I like the FM Towns Tower

Not sure if this counts, because technically it's an arcade machine, and it's discrete logic rather than microprocessor-controlled, but other than that, the Computer Space cabinet looks ossom!

I'd vote for the sgi octane or tezro if it's not too new to count...

https://uk.pinterest.com/amirhusain/computers-i-love/

You can hardly beat the coolness factor of the SGI workstations. Ignore the Macs in the corner. 😀

Scali wrote:

Not sure if this counts, because technically it's an arcade machine, and it's discrete logic rather than microprocessor-controlled, but other than that, the Computer Space cabinet looks ossom!

I like the ashtray hole in the side. You don't see that any more in arcades.

I like also this old vintage HP computer. Last year, i saw this old HP computer, somebody else selling this on ebay (germany).

Don't know about the status, if it was running, but it was really huge, you need a Pick-up truck or transporter for moving 😊

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_250

^^^
this!

Sulu and Chekov want their console back

I think the black TRS-80 model... 1? looked pretty damn cool and futuristic...

Ugh... I had an SGI Indigo 2 that was given to me, and I had no idea what to do with it... I let someone borrow it to look at it and then they left town without ever giving it back.

As far as I know it was loaded too, as the person who gave it to me had several and they were all decked out.. Probably worth a lot of money now, like most things I've gotten rid of in the past 15 years...