Pretty PCs
9:53 PM, Thursday night. Hmm, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to post a new “I Have Nothing To Say” entry this week. Wait a minute — duh!
Nevermind.
(Existence is proof of existence, don’t you think?)
I like my computer. I mean, its looks aren’t that bad, comparatively speaking. For quite some time now, however, I have been aware of newer systems that are starting to look almost, well, elegant. I like that trend. Specifically, I love the way the Toshiba Infinia computer looks — like something out of a science fiction movie. I’ve never been able to figure out why computers have to all be that same, fairly boring, putty color. For that matter, I don’t know why computers all have to be the same shape. The electronics involved require certain uniformity in computer systems — but there is still a lot of room for creativity in the over-all design of the things. They definitely could be a bit more attractive. We spend enough time staring at them each day.
Computers should be pretty.
I get a kick out of those “natural” keyboards. You know, the ones that are angled and arranged differently. I’m not sure if I’d like using one but, if I had the extra cash, I’d probably get one — just because they look so cool. And I’m sick of boxy, putty-colored printers, as well. I want something snazzy.
When I upgrade my system, I am going to go out of my way to get a computer that not only features the latest technology but one that also pushes my “neat-o” button style-wise.
Something in obsidian and stainless steel or maybe burnished copper and cherrywood…
— JWR, 1997
EDITOR’S NOTE: The date on this entry (and on all of the “I Have Nothing To Say” entries) has been arbitrarily assigned to preserve the sequence that they were originally posted in. All were written in 1997 but, at that point, I was only identifying my journal’s entries by the time at which they were written.