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โThe dreams in which Iโm dying are the best I ever had.โ Work by Julianne Aguilar (http://hykul.org), 2015.
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Norsk Data brochure showing the Nord 10 16-bit minicomputer product line, circa 1973.
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Evans & Sutherland Line Drawing System (LDS-1). Vector graphics processor. Circa 1969.
#computergraphics#computing#lds-1#e&s#1969#retrocomputing#minicomputing#minicomputer#advertisement#vectorgraphics
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Large crystal of potassium dideuterium phosphate (DKDP) exhibiting optical vaporwave characteristics.
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Large crystal of monopotassium phosphate (potassium dihydrogen phosphate, i.e. KH2PO4) demonstrating optical birefringence.
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Pris from Bladerunner vectorized and snapped to grid of increasing size.
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Kaypro 10 personal computer, circa 1983.
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A microtarget imploding under the beam of the NOVA laser, an inertial confinement fusion experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (ca. 2002).
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Hand drawn printed circuit board from Data General NOVA 3 16-bit minicomputer, circa 1975.
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Front panel of Data General NOVA 3, 16-bit minicomputer circa 1975.
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Data General Eclipse front panel, ca. 1980
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Microscopic view of Data Generalโs microEclipse microprocessor, circa 1980/
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Data General-One (DG1) portable computer, circa 1984.
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Monoclinic copper (II) acetate crystals grown on copper wire
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Hewlett Packard 9845C desktop computer advertisement demonstrating CAD software circa 1980.
#spaceshuttle#hp#hewlettpackard#pc#desktop#cad#cg#drafting#retrocomputing#science#advertisement#9845c#shuttle#nasa
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Promotional materials for Hewlett Packard 9845C desktop computer, circa 1980. The color graphics capability of this machine was used to develop assets for the film Wargames in 1983.
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Hewlett Packard 9845C desktop computer and light pen, demonstrating PCB layout software circa 1980.
#science#computers#desktopcomputer#pc#hp#hewlettpackard#pcb#pcblayout#tablet#lightpen#retrocomputing#9845
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