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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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PLATO TERMINAL IV // ROSE | 1972 (lemmy.likes.cat)

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[–] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

PLATO is super cool. I highly recommend the book "The Friendly Orange Glow" for a review of the system and network (http://www.friendlyorangeglow.com/ ). It was hugely ahead of its time in many respects.