Computer De-Evolution: Awesome Features We've Lost 662
jfruhlinger writes "If you listened to tech marketing departments, you'd believe that advances in computers have been a nonstop march upwards. But is that really true? What about all the great features early hackers had in the '70s and '80s that are now hard to find or lost forever, like clicky keyboards and customizable screen height? This article looks at much beloved features that lost the evolutionary war."
You kids get off my lawn! (Score:5, Funny)
Was this written by Andy Rooney's sysadmin?
Re:Not-a-concept (Score:5, Funny)
de-evolution may not have a meaning, but devolution has a meaning: gradually becoming an early 80s band that wore red conical pyramid hats and liked to whip it, whip it good
Turbo power (Score:4, Funny)
Re:on/off switches (Score:5, Funny)
proper on/off switches on PSU's not the stupid rocker switches (or even worse no switch at all)
I can understand not liking a complete lack of a switch, but what are you looking for in a power supply if not a simple rocker switch? What, do you want an oversized knife switch with electricity arcing all around it so you can shout "IT'S ALIVE! ALIVE!!! AAAAH HA HA HA!" whenever you need to flip it? Because... well, okay, I want that, too, come to think of it...
Re:Lost clickly keyboards? (Score:5, Funny)
I have a Das Keyboard. I'd recommend going with the Unicomp or Model M. The click is good, but it's not as sturdy as it should be. I can easily twist the entire frame with my hands, and I wouldn't even think of assailing an intruder with it.
Re:on/off switches (Score:4, Funny)
They're slightly more stoned than a punk switch, and less reliable than a blues switch.
-dZ.
Re:But are we? (Score:4, Funny)
A destructive button like that should be isolated from other controls.
Apple innovated a reset key adjacent to the Return/Enter key (Apple ][). Type, type, type, *BEEP* NOOOoooooooo!
Re:screen height: (Score:5, Funny)
I just tried this, but now all I can see is the side of my monitor. Not Recommended.