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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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[–] whosdadog 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

You know, I was starting to wonder if it was a render. It all looks good, but the lamp kept throwing me off. It's the part that looks rendered to me. Thanks for the catch!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I thought this was painfully obvious but the comments don’t seem to mind, lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Oh fuck yeah, give me some of that Elite.

Legitimately would love to play it again, Elite: Dangerous is super fun, but nostalgia wins.

[–] slackassassin 5 points 3 days ago

My buddy and I have been cheezin' out playing elite dangerous vr. Not doing much in the game, really, but basically enjoying the modern version of this pic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I have a certain amount of warm-and-fuzzies for pretty much anything with a VFD.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And every game worked with a joystick. Which you simply plugged in and it worked. Because the joystick ports were right there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This image is genuinely beautiful.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I can't take credit for it; I found it online. But my childhood setup was almost exactly the same, so it brought a wave of memories.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why is the TV set to channel 5?

In the US, most RF switch boxes supported 3/4 or 2/3. I think some other countries used 36, which usually had no actual broadcasters (it overlaps eith a signal radio-astronomy uses)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That's probably a preset number not the UHF channel.

In the UK (dunno if this is actually a UK photo - although the mug of tea might suggest it is) we had four channels until 1997, so preset 5 was commonly used to tune in to whatever else was connected.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

As someone pointed out, this turned out to be a rendering.