Exploring the beauty of retro electronics (Gallery)

[Thomas Okken]

(02-22-2018 01:57 AM)Garth Wilson Wrote:  It's one thing if a product is unattractive because they didn't put much stying effort into it. It's quite another when it's ugly because they tried too hard and went overboard with the 3D CAD, as is too often the case today. Such styling definitely keeps me from buying a product.

If everyone could agree on what is attractive and what isn't, "unattractive" products probably wouldn't exist.

Speaking as a person who:

Likes full-travel keyboards, uses Unicomp keyboards on all his desktops, but also appreciates the thinness and lightness of MacBook Airs. And, I admit, doesn't do the kind of work where being able to type 50 words per minute is something that matters.

Thinks most electronics and cars of the last century are ugly as sin, despite having grown up with them (born in 1964). Also very happy at not having to deal with the crappy quality of said electronics and cars. Jellybean forever. :-)