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Big Red LightSwitch

Posted: 10 May 2012, 15:34
by ripster
This looks great.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/ed72/
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Historically the Big Red Switch (BRS) is of UTMOST utility. THIS one even comes with a keyboard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5100
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http://deskthority.net/wiki/IBM_Beam_Spring_Keyboards

Posted: 10 May 2012, 17:28
by Charlie_Brown_MX
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And only 24kg! Presumably they shaved the screen down to 64 columns because the standard 80 would have made it 30kg, which would just be stupid.

Posted: 10 May 2012, 17:29
by ripster
Back then Men were Men and Portable Computers weren't wearing iPads.

Posted: 10 May 2012, 17:30
by Charlie_Brown_MX
ripster wrote:Back then Men were Men and Portable Computers weren't wearing iPads.
Show me an iPad that boasts an unlimited multiple of 204Kb of mass storage and then I’ll be impressed!

Posted: 10 May 2012, 17:35
by ripster
Mine has a Big Red Switch (BRS) app.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-big- ... 70800?mt=8
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