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Are you a Cyberpunk? Modo 2000 magazine published this amalgam. Now a days, all this is mostly on your cell phone!

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[–] scottywh 15 points 1 year ago

”...a computer geek who likes Ministry"

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I use my highly portable computer for PGP key exchanges, etc.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Private Eye - essential for staying online 24/7

What was that device, an early cellular modem or 802.11 wireless bridge? The thing ontop of the briefcase looks like a head visor with an antenna. Google search keywords are just noise.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Quick searching, looks like its a head-mounted display, something akin to Google Glass

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

and years later the image in people’s head of people who used google glass didn’t change a bit

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I knew i was right in not throwing away my MiniDisk!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

MiniDisc*. Disks are hard drives, floppies, and SSDs. Discs are optical media.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Do you mean "Disc" as a Sony trademark or a distinction between media types?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The guy in the photo is still dressed like that, but now he’s the weird hobo who lives in the junkyard

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I had that laptop, got it second hand. Was great for Uni.