Computer Geek circa 1984
September 28th, 2006
Dorm Room Panorama from 1984
Dorm Room Panorama from 1984 (click for large image)

What a geek!

random stuff to notice:

  • Awesome 1mhz 64k computers with 160k 5.25 inch floppy drives

  • Evans & Sutherland calendar

  • "Creative Computing" and "Compute" magazines

  • 45s

  • D&D figures

  • Awesome 9inch color monitor, um I mean TV tuned to channel 3

  • Hayes 1200baud modem (or was it 300?)

  • Dot matrix printer with fan fold paper

  • Michael Jackson "Thriller" Album

    actually there are 2 computers and 3 floppy drives. The Commodore 64 with 64k of ram and a 160k drive and the Atari 800 with 48k of ram and 2 floppy drives. The original *standard* one, an Atari 420 Disk Drive with 88k discs and a 3rd party "double density" drive that could store 176k per disk.

    Gees, my current digital camera's pictures take 3-4meg each. That would mean storing just one picture from my camera would take around 21 double density floppies or 42 single density floppies!

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    Comments:
    Sweet!
    Sweet picture! That was back when computers were made like tanks!
    posted by MalachiWittOctober 9, 2006 at 1:13 [ e ]
    uhhh you had thriller....ouch!
    posted by brooksOctober 11, 2006 at 9:35 [ e ]
    Wow.  That brings back memories.  I had the same Star Gemini printer for my Atari 800!  Freakin dot matrix printers ruled.
    posted by PlayStationMuseumDecember 13, 2006 at 20:55 [ e ]
    puzzle picture
    Wow, I have that "Computers: The Inside Story" mounted and framed also! I've always loved looking at all the things going on in that!
    posted by skylightsDecember 19, 2006 at 14:57 [ e ]
    puzzle picture
    Wow, I have that "Computers: The Inside Story" mounted and framed also! I've always loved looking at all the things going on in that!
    posted by skylightsDecember 19, 2006 at 14:58 [ e ]
    LOL
    Nice stain on the wall at the middle of the bed...
    Blood? Vomit? Something E.T.?
    posted by CalibratorFebruary 20, 2007 at 14:40 [ e ]
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