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    I vote Planetfall!
     
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    I vote TimeTrek, loaded from a cassette tape recorder!
     
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    I have a thing for older computers, too. :)
     
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    I'm thinking of getting an Altair 8800 replica to use as a case for my next build. Not only would it be all kinds of retro fun, but it would mean I could get rid of the slapped together monitor stand I made out of a couple of bookends and a chunk of second hand bookshelf
     
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    Steampunk for computers! Pictures please!
     
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    Hardware porn!
    (no - not hardcore) :D
     
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