What is the best looking retro console or PC?
What is the best looking retro console or PC?
I'd have to go with the wood grain Atari 2600, I'm a sucker for 70's designed electronics.
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Does anyone here know the thought behind the wooden front trim fascia look?
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I think they were trying to make it look like the stereo equipment of the day.
The 70s were big on wood paneling in general.
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Faux-wood was just everywhere at the time indeed. It was a mix of the materials getting affordable and a certain commodification of the hippie aesthetic. Electronics were more perceived as appliances back then, and it was a common trend to make appliances less sterile by adding “natural” materials such as wood.
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