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		hushhushhush 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sphere Computer – The Innovative 1970s Computer Co... It was the wrong shape for its name.

tdeck 6 months ago | [–]

You may prefer the ABS Orb

https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5424/Orb-Computer-Th...

http://www.vintage-icl-computers.com/icl53t

gehwartzen 6 months ago | [–]

I had never heard of them before but immediately thought: “I love it, what a cool name!”. Sphere and computer feels like such a juxtaposition

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