- Ω - Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 "Back in the day", (late 70's to late 80's), when consumer grade computers all had a little more effort put into styling to differentiate themselves from the next brand or model, what do you consider THE BEST LOOKING COMPUTER OF THE ERA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Hard to beat the Commodore PET, in my opinion. socrates63, - Ω - and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 The Atari 400 makes me happy every time I see it. RadioPoultry and - Ω - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 I've never owned one, but the Atari 1200XL has always looked sexy (at least to me). RickR and AtariSphinx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 YES! I love the 1200XL too. Over time, I think my favorite of the XL line has become the 600XL, which takes the 1200XL sexiness and puts into a tiny package. AtariSphinx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) I'll split the difference and say the 800 XL, lol. Too me, the 600 is too small and the 1200 is too big. And no, my name isn't Goldilocks! 😅 Edited April 4 by nosweargamer AtariSphinx, socrates63 and RickR 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 I don’t know. I might have to go with the VIC-20. RickR and - Ω - 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 I’m serious, @- Ω -! I love the design of the VIC! - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 My brother used to have a Commodore Plus/4. I thought I it was pretty cool looking back then: - Ω - and MaximumRD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 4 Author Report Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, RadioPoultry said: My brother used to have a Commodore Plus/4. I thought I it was pretty cool looking back then: I'm curious, those rubber looking function keys and arrows, how do they hold up? Are there real switches underneath or is it a membrane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, - Ω - said: I'm curious, those rubber looking function keys and arrows, how do they hold up? Are there real switches underneath or is it a membrane? I'm thinking it was membrane, but it was way too long ago for me to be sure. It was definitely on the cheaper side of things as a whole. I do like the color scheme. - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 12 hours ago, HDN said: I don’t know. I might have to go with the VIC-20. I absolutely LOVED my VIC-20 and the way it looked. When my friends got their Commodore 64, I was pretty appalled that they chose that brown color for the case. Not a fan. socrates63 and HDN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximumRD Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Guess I will weigh in for what it's worth. Admittedly, I am very biased with my choice. Now, I would later come to own pretty much most of the "keyboard style all in one" machines, your ST's, Commodore 64 etc. As well later an AMIGA 500 and eventually Amiga 1200 (no of which I currently own sadly) but the one machine that I never owned because when it debuted it was quite expensive and of course would later be succeeded by a lower consumer cost friendly keyboard style follow up the Amiga 500 but I always regretted never owning at any time, the original amazing machine that introduced the world to the Commodore AMIGA, I am speaking of course of the original Commodore AMIGA 1000. This is my personal pick for classic machine beauty. 😃 That said, I always thought the C16 was a much better looking machine then the classic "breadbin" C64 though sadly it failed to make any impact, at least here in Canada from what I recall, I don't think I had even seen one in person back in the day but I preferred the colors chosen over the c64. RickR and - Ω - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 On 4/3/2021 at 2:50 PM, - Ω - said: I've never owned one, but the Atari 1200XL has always looked sexy (at least to me). Agreed. Had one as a kid and loved how it looked then and still do now. Recently acquired an 800xl and like the smaller footprint yet similar design style. - Ω - and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted April 16 Author Report Share Posted April 16 On 4/3/2021 at 2:30 PM, RadioPoultry said: Hard to beat the Commodore PET, in my opinion. Yeah, this one is really nice looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 “Black Beauty”. The Memotech MTX500/512 - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RickR Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 Just now, wyerd said: “Black Beauty”. The Memotech MTX500/512 I'm not familiar with this one, but it is indeed pretty sharp looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 1 minute ago, RickR said: I'm not familiar with this one, but it is indeed pretty sharp looking. It featured in the movie “Weird Science”. Case was made of black anodised aluminium. - Ω - and socrates63 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 So, I'm a fanboy -- the color and design of the Atari 800 and 800XL are very attractive and representative of the best in 70s and 80s aesthetics, respectively. They're my favorites. The VIC-20 and PET were also great, and they were the very first computers I interacted with in addition to my friend's dad's $99 Timex Sinclair 1000. Having said that, I've long appreciated the design aesthetics of Apple computers and Apple's attempts to differentiate itself. The original Macintosh was a unique look. Their attempt to make a box more attractive was always appreciated. I nearly pulled the trigger on the Macintosh IIsi back in the early 90s, but as fate would have it, I ended up getting my very first PC instead (Northgate 386/33). - Ω - and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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