next year's most expensive Hosaka computer
September 26, 2016 9:09 AM Subscribe
Where's the wetware plug?
posted by Jubal Kessler at 9:18 AM on September 26, 2016 [8 favorites]
posted by Jubal Kessler at 9:18 AM on September 26, 2016 [8 favorites]
Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?
Seriously though that is utterly impractical and yet I totally want one....
posted by Captain_Science at 9:25 AM on September 26, 2016 [9 favorites]
Seriously though that is utterly impractical and yet I totally want one....
posted by Captain_Science at 9:25 AM on September 26, 2016 [9 favorites]
Doesn't look far off my old Amiga, TBH.
posted by Artw at 9:27 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 9:27 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
omigod jwz still exists
posted by beerperson at 9:34 AM on September 26, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by beerperson at 9:34 AM on September 26, 2016 [3 favorites]
No IBM M Model in Dvorak?
posted by Sphinx at 9:45 AM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by Sphinx at 9:45 AM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
This is a an almost perfect ad for large monitors and laptops.
posted by Going To Maine at 9:50 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Going To Maine at 9:50 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
I it's a missed opportunity not to have this hooked to an Oculus Rift. We don't quite have 'trodes yet, and the OR is the closest real world tech to what Case used.
posted by Cranialtorque at 9:58 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Cranialtorque at 9:58 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
My runners' decker bricked his deck and barely escaped fatal dumpshock last week. Edge was burned.
I'll be taunting him with this as his "loaner deck". Thanks.
posted by butterstick at 10:01 AM on September 26, 2016 [8 favorites]
I'll be taunting him with this as his "loaner deck". Thanks.
posted by butterstick at 10:01 AM on September 26, 2016 [8 favorites]
Membrane keys? Noob.
posted by leotrotsky at 10:16 AM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 10:16 AM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
Seriously though that is utterly impractical and yet I totally want one....
It is shocking me how badly I want one. It'd be especially great if it could serve as a bluetooth iOS keyboard as well as jacking in to any old monitor laying around.
posted by Rock Steady at 10:19 AM on September 26, 2016
It is shocking me how badly I want one. It'd be especially great if it could serve as a bluetooth iOS keyboard as well as jacking in to any old monitor laying around.
posted by Rock Steady at 10:19 AM on September 26, 2016
I'm looking for the Panther Moderns...
posted by WinnipegDragon at 10:20 AM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by WinnipegDragon at 10:20 AM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
meanwhile, in high orbit, 3Cortex Mitten-McGee thaws another vat-grown mathowie clone from the cryo tanks below Villa JRun.
posted by leotrotsky at 10:27 AM on September 26, 2016 [20 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 10:27 AM on September 26, 2016 [20 favorites]
Well, it's no Ono-Sendai Cyberspace 7, but it'll have to do I guess...
posted by Aznable at 10:29 AM on September 26, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Aznable at 10:29 AM on September 26, 2016 [2 favorites]
"Well, it's no Ono-Sendai Cyberspace 7, but it'll have to do I guess..."
Check out the upper left corner of the deck.
posted by I-baLL at 10:33 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
Check out the upper left corner of the deck.
posted by I-baLL at 10:33 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
No way is that deck big enough to hold three megabytes of hot RAM.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:34 AM on September 26, 2016 [15 favorites]
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:34 AM on September 26, 2016 [15 favorites]
Where's the ethernet port? There's no point to "jacking in" wirelessly.
I realize the Raspberry Pi 3 that's inside it has one but it needs to be prominent and external!
posted by GuyZero at 10:37 AM on September 26, 2016
I realize the Raspberry Pi 3 that's inside it has one but it needs to be prominent and external!
posted by GuyZero at 10:37 AM on September 26, 2016
What it also needs is a USB modem in the case. Oh yeah.
posted by GuyZero at 10:38 AM on September 26, 2016
posted by GuyZero at 10:38 AM on September 26, 2016
Other decks by D10D3
(Okay, so the last link is how to build the rig from the first link but work with me here since I've had 4 words to go with. Eh, I guess I could've written "Decks by D10D3" but the last link is pretty cool either way so..uh...whatevers.)
posted by I-baLL at 10:42 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
(Okay, so the last link is how to build the rig from the first link but work with me here since I've had 4 words to go with. Eh, I guess I could've written "Decks by D10D3" but the last link is pretty cool either way so..uh...whatevers.)
posted by I-baLL at 10:42 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
"I saw you stroking that Sendai;posted by I-baLL at 10:47 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
man, it was pornographic."
Mandatory listening while reading this post: In-game music from the C64 version of Neuromancer.
posted by usonian at 10:48 AM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by usonian at 10:48 AM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
If you hit the wrong button it starts blasting skinny puppy and decapitates you but I still want one.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:51 AM on September 26, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:51 AM on September 26, 2016 [6 favorites]
"This site cannot be accessed as it poses a potential security threat...."
For once, my corporate firewall's block message is absolutely correct!
posted by Mogur at 11:04 AM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
For once, my corporate firewall's block message is absolutely correct!
posted by Mogur at 11:04 AM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
I feel like the keyboard should be mechanical, but it's a pretty nice job anyway.
These things all feel very substantial. Like actual "gear" that a hacker would have. Powerful, fast, ubiquitous computing has (in reality) moved in the other direction. Smart Phones and laptops are engineered to be as light and ephemeral as possible, with as few peripherals as possible, no hard casing, and very minimalist and "elegant" physical designs. Wires, connection, plastic: all reduced as much as possible. Rare software, like one of Case's ICE programs? Pretty much everything exists as data in a cloud service. Physical connectors (like a VR helmet)? Even headphones seem to be headed out the door...
posted by codacorolla at 11:07 AM on September 26, 2016
These things all feel very substantial. Like actual "gear" that a hacker would have. Powerful, fast, ubiquitous computing has (in reality) moved in the other direction. Smart Phones and laptops are engineered to be as light and ephemeral as possible, with as few peripherals as possible, no hard casing, and very minimalist and "elegant" physical designs. Wires, connection, plastic: all reduced as much as possible. Rare software, like one of Case's ICE programs? Pretty much everything exists as data in a cloud service. Physical connectors (like a VR helmet)? Even headphones seem to be headed out the door...
posted by codacorolla at 11:07 AM on September 26, 2016
Mechanical or virtual, no in between. When they go technical, go old-school and veritas, when they're analog, go full virtú.
posted by bonehead at 11:22 AM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by bonehead at 11:22 AM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
These things all feel very substantial. Like actual "gear" that a hacker would have. Powerful, fast, ubiquitous computing has (in reality) moved in the other direction. Smart Phones and laptops are engineered to be as light and ephemeral as possible, with as few peripherals as possible, no hard casing, and very minimalist and "elegant" physical designs. Wires, connection, plastic: all reduced as much as possible. Rare software, like one of Case's ICE programs? Pretty much everything exists as data in a cloud service. Physical connectors (like a VR helmet)? Even headphones seem to be headed out the door...
Just cords. Smart audio interfaces (Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant) are the new hotness. Computing in moving in the direction of seamless and ubiquitous. The zipless search, so to speak. The destination, of course, is Star Trek's Computer.
posted by leotrotsky at 11:23 AM on September 26, 2016
Just cords. Smart audio interfaces (Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant) are the new hotness. Computing in moving in the direction of seamless and ubiquitous. The zipless search, so to speak. The destination, of course, is Star Trek's Computer.
posted by leotrotsky at 11:23 AM on September 26, 2016
leotrotsky -- alas, we're still on this Star Trek level of computer..
posted by k5.user at 11:49 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by k5.user at 11:49 AM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
Man, I've thought about doing this myself for years, just hollowing out a C64 keyboard and stuffing with mini-PC components. So happy to see that a) someone has done this and b) the stickers!
Also as soon as I saw this posted I thought, "griphus will love this." And, uh, obviously.
posted by curious nu at 12:38 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
Also as soon as I saw this posted I thought, "griphus will love this." And, uh, obviously.
posted by curious nu at 12:38 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
Huh, and apparently it IS a C64, just a model I'm unfamiliar with. This is great. =D
posted by curious nu at 12:39 PM on September 26, 2016
posted by curious nu at 12:39 PM on September 26, 2016
"griphus will love this."
Thank you for confirming my Brand.
posted by griphus at 12:41 PM on September 26, 2016 [3 favorites]
Thank you for confirming my Brand.
posted by griphus at 12:41 PM on September 26, 2016 [3 favorites]
However... I'm a big fan of the idea of taking some 80s computer tech, rolling it into a the minimum-possible comms machine with decent (ie, very low surface) crypto and using that for secure stuff. You can't do much to compromise a Z80 running a pared-down stack in an 8K ROM, feeding off a few gigs of OTP in flash, a vocoder and a decades-old GSM phone or POTS modem. Won't get you onto Whatsapp, but that's rather the point.
Build that into a funky retro case with some old-school LEDs and toggle switches, and the kids will eat it up, I tell ya.
posted by Devonian at 12:48 PM on September 26, 2016 [3 favorites]
Build that into a funky retro case with some old-school LEDs and toggle switches, and the kids will eat it up, I tell ya.
posted by Devonian at 12:48 PM on September 26, 2016 [3 favorites]
The C=64 Model C had the same case as the C=128.
Jeez, oh jeez.
I need to make one.
posted by PROD_TPSL at 12:52 PM on September 26, 2016
Jeez, oh jeez.
I need to make one.
posted by PROD_TPSL at 12:52 PM on September 26, 2016
With the release of wireless Air Pods, William Gibson pointed out the concept of "jacking in" was officially archaic. My heart broke a little.
I wouldn't condone using an Oculus Rift but maybe getting something more modern like a Vive stuffed into an old Virtual Boy would make the cherry on top for an interface like this.
And if you're going to put any computer in an old C64 case, make it a Novena - Sutajio-Kosagi is the decker's spiritual successor to the Ono-Sendai.
posted by pmg at 1:01 PM on September 26, 2016 [2 favorites]
I wouldn't condone using an Oculus Rift but maybe getting something more modern like a Vive stuffed into an old Virtual Boy would make the cherry on top for an interface like this.
And if you're going to put any computer in an old C64 case, make it a Novena - Sutajio-Kosagi is the decker's spiritual successor to the Ono-Sendai.
posted by pmg at 1:01 PM on September 26, 2016 [2 favorites]
I imagine that the Star Trek Computer turns out a little bit differently when it's not in a post-scarcity society:
INT. SPACESHIP BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS
The ship is under HEAVY BOMBARDMENT by an unknown force. The
newest version of the free, ad-supported StarGuide navigation
module StarGuide offers evasive maneuvering functionality for
the first half hour of use, thereafter purchasable as an IMP
(In-Module Purchase).
CAPTAIN
Computer, update the StarGuide navigation module.
COMPUTER
Updating...uh oh! Your StarPay information is out of date.
Please update your billing information.
CAPTAIN
But it's a fucking free module! Why do I have do this NOW?
COMPUTER
Your StarPay information is out of date. Please update your
billing information.
CAPTAIN
(sighs)
Fucking...ok, my StarPay account ID is–
COMPUTER
For your security, voice input is disabled. Please use your
StarKeys input attachment to continue.
CAPTAIN
Are you KIDDING me? I don't even know where–
GUNNER
Captain, we're sitting ducks out here!
CAPTAIN
–just shut up for a second while I work this thing!
GUNNER
Your face is always buried in a holograph! Can't I get your
your undivided attention for even ONE SECOND?
CAPTAIN
Oh my god, we talked about this! You know that I have to
keep up with the news about ships, and planets, and lasers!
GUNNER
That's what you say, but then you're obviously dicking
around on StarNet! Don't you worry that you're addicted to
these little squirts of information, and that you use them
as a kind of salve to ease the existential burden of life
under Late-Late-Late Capitalism? Don't you think that if we
just took the time out to really connect with each other
that–
The ship explodes.posted by invitapriore at 1:02 PM on September 26, 2016 [10 favorites] Man oh man. Deck this out with an eGPU, an OSVR HDK2 VR head-mounted display, New Normal headphones, a Leap Motion controller, and a Whisper throat mic and you've got yourself one next-level cyberpunk kit.
posted by enamon at 1:03 PM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by enamon at 1:03 PM on September 26, 2016 [4 favorites]
"With the release of wireless Air Pods, William Gibson pointed out the concept of "jacking in" was officially archaic. My heart broke a little."
Eh, except the AirPods are only going to be available in late October. The iPhone 7 ships with wired headphones but the connector that the wire uses is a lightning connector. Proprietary. Ships with a lightning-to-3.5mm adapter though. Either way, you can't listen to music on wired headphones while charging your phone.
posted by I-baLL at 1:10 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
Eh, except the AirPods are only going to be available in late October. The iPhone 7 ships with wired headphones but the connector that the wire uses is a lightning connector. Proprietary. Ships with a lightning-to-3.5mm adapter though. Either way, you can't listen to music on wired headphones while charging your phone.
posted by I-baLL at 1:10 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
With the release of wireless Air Pods, William Gibson pointed out the concept of "jacking in" was officially archaic. My heart broke a little.
They can take our jacking in, but they'll never have our jacking oHEY GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME FINE FINE I'M LEAVING
posted by griphus at 1:12 PM on September 26, 2016 [8 favorites]
They can take our jacking in, but they'll never have our jacking oHEY GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME FINE FINE I'M LEAVING
posted by griphus at 1:12 PM on September 26, 2016 [8 favorites]
I mostly use maas-neotek stuff these days. Mostly.
posted by valkane at 1:21 PM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by valkane at 1:21 PM on September 26, 2016 [5 favorites]
My runners' decker bricked his deck and barely escaped fatal dumpshock last week. Edge was burned.
I don't know what any of those words mean but I enjoyed hearing you say them.
posted by dephlogisticated at 1:32 PM on September 26, 2016 [2 favorites]
I don't know what any of those words mean but I enjoyed hearing you say them.
posted by dephlogisticated at 1:32 PM on September 26, 2016 [2 favorites]
I don't know what any of those words mean but I enjoyed hearing you say them.
Congratulations, you've reviewed all of William Gibson's novels.
posted by GuyZero at 1:42 PM on September 26, 2016 [13 favorites]
Congratulations, you've reviewed all of William Gibson's novels.
posted by GuyZero at 1:42 PM on September 26, 2016 [13 favorites]
Man oh man. Deck this out with an eGPU, an OSVR HDK2 VR head-mounted display, New Normal headphones, a Leap Motion controller, and a Whisper throat mic and you've got yourself one next-level cyberpunk kit.
And Jesus wept, FOR THERE WERE NO MORE WORLDS TO CONQUER!
posted by codacorolla at 1:52 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
And Jesus wept, FOR THERE WERE NO MORE WORLDS TO CONQUER!
posted by codacorolla at 1:52 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
No way is that deck big enough to hold three megabytes of hot RAM.
Hitachi sold separately (not pictured).
posted by a lungful of dragon at 2:00 PM on September 26, 2016
Hitachi sold separately (not pictured).
posted by a lungful of dragon at 2:00 PM on September 26, 2016
With the release of wireless Air Pods, William Gibson pointed out the concept of "jacking in" was officially archaic. My heart broke a little.
Shadowrun jumped the shark when it introduced wifi.
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:18 PM on September 26, 2016
Shadowrun jumped the shark when it introduced wifi.
posted by Pope Guilty at 2:18 PM on September 26, 2016
Where's the cooler with the remains of three ten-kilo slabs of dry ice?
posted by porpoise at 2:31 PM on September 26, 2016
posted by porpoise at 2:31 PM on September 26, 2016
That is clearly just a Commodore 64 painted red. Please try again with a Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
posted by w0mbat at 3:46 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by w0mbat at 3:46 PM on September 26, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm apparently missing some vital piece of information or cultural referent - what is this for, particularly?
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:25 PM on September 26, 2016
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:25 PM on September 26, 2016
Oh, never mind, I just read the "D10D3" link. Got it.
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:26 PM on September 26, 2016
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:26 PM on September 26, 2016
I highly recommend getting the appropriate docking station. It extends the battery life by 25%.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 4:27 PM on September 26, 2016
posted by RonButNotStupid at 4:27 PM on September 26, 2016
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