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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TVA Tempad from the Loki TV Show (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Ooh, wood panelling

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I used to work with a guy who had a calculator from the 70's that had wood paneling on it. I asked him why he still used a tiny calculator from the 70's and he said because it cost him a ton of money back then. Apparently calculators were quite expensive in the 70's. It was a pretty nice looking calculator, brass and wood.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Sometimes sunk-cost fallacy is great for aesthetics