Searching for a mock up in my abandoned design directory, I stumbeld on some interesting images. They were created in Flash, when it was owned by Macromedia and the major release number was 4.
Second family computer. Intel Pentium 200Mhz with a 17” CRT. Memories of Command & Conquer, Team Fortress Classic, mIRC, FrontPage, non-breaking spaces and Internet Explorer 4.0.
Second or third personal computer. Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz with water cooling and an 16x2 LCD for displaying system statistics. Memories of Warcraft 3, Counter-Strike, Mandrake Linux, Stylesheet enlightenment, Photoshop 5.0, and Mozilla Phoenix.
Like P200, there was suppose to be a matching display. I drew it, I just can’t find it. I had the intention that the “on” button would boot the computer in to Windows XP.
View a photo of the box in all its glory. Like anyone else interested in PC hardware as a young teenager, you had a powerful computer and a shitty desk, chair and keyboard.
Tate Johnson is a 23 year old Ruby on Rails developer and university student living in Brisbane, Australia. He enjoys riding bicycles, motorbikes, taking photos and travelling.
