Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 29th Nov 2008 00:43 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems El Reg has a write-up on the amazingly beautiful and hopelessly impractical Honeywell Kitchen Computer. We've covered this bizarre piece of computing history before on OSNews, in my list of the ten most beautiful computers. For those that have no idea what I'm talking about, read on for more details. Trust me, you want to know.
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RE[2]: Awesome
by Morin on Sat 29th Nov 2008 16:00 UTC in reply to "RE: Awesome"
Morin
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2005-12-31

That would still make it impractical, even leaving the "big box" in each room aside. Just imagine using a teletype with greasy fingers while you prepare a meal...

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RE[3]: Awesome
by sbergman27 on Sat 29th Nov 2008 16:03 in reply to "RE[2]: Awesome"
sbergman27 Member since:
2005-07-24

Just imagine using a teletype with greasy fingers while you prepare a meal...

True. Using a keyboard with greasy fingers didn't become popular until the late 90s.

Edited 2008-11-29 16:04 UTC

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RE[4]: Awesome
by Myrd on Sat 29th Nov 2008 17:04 in reply to "RE[3]: Awesome"
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2006-01-05

True. Using a keyboard with greasy fingers didn't become popular until the late 90s.


Yeah, clearly, this machine was ahead of its time.

Edited 2008-11-29 17:05 UTC

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RE[4]: Awesome
by tomcat on Sun 30th Nov 2008 18:19 in reply to "RE[3]: Awesome"
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2006-01-06

True. Using a keyboard with greasy fingers didn't become popular until the late 90s.


Not to mention one-handed browsing... LOL...

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