Cassette Futurism

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A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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Commodore Amiga 500 (1987) (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Seeing and playing this in '91, yeah, it was futurism up close.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

My dream machine back then.

It never happened; we jumped from C64 to 386.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Same, a Vic20 straight to IBM XT. Gutted.

At least a friend had one for 3-player IK tournaments, and North and South battles.