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Tuesday 13 May 2008

Steam Punk

This term, in case you don't know, relates to a growing interest in antique technology - in particular, its appearance.

How about this for a computer keyboard?



This was manufactured by Datamancer, whose strapline reads: "Prestidigital Datamancery & Paraphernalic Technofetishism."

For the purist, how about a converted typewriter that still types? It's been done.


Picture source: here

A small search directed me to, amongst many strange things, this splendid eccentric with his mechanical tiger...




Hold that tiger!

Until the next time

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