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131 pointsjervant0y ago27 comments

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kps0y ago

That is a Data General 6053, aka Dasher D2, terminal, with a trackball spliced in place of the number pad. The D2 was introduced in 1977, same year as the Apple II.

nailer0y ago

DG 6503 images: https://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/Data_General_6053

DG story is fascinating. Founded in 1968 by ex DEC engineers. Annual sales of 1B in 1984. But then started losing to DEC's own VAX.

VAX is it's own ball of worms - the designers of VMS, the OS, ended up at Microsoft designing Windows NT. But a bunch of VAX customers ended up up installing this weird thing they got on tape from a friend instead of VMS, called 'UNIX' which confused DEC - why would you want a VAX without VMS?

And now half of everyone that's reading this on a desktop is doing so on either iOS, macOS or Android (UNIX or GNU variants) or Windows (Windows NT successor).

alnwlsn0y ago

Here's a video of one being restored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bjdrKCmiE0

The keyswitches are foam and foil, and the CRT really is a blue/white color.

jdeibele0y ago

Obligatory plug for "The Soul of a New Machine", written by Tracy Kidder about Data General and the drive to introduce a new computer a couple of years after this terminal was introduced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine

xattt0y ago

Thank you for nailing this down.

joeblubaugh0y ago

I was hoping for a free typeface - that’s a great typeface name.

Anybody know what the Lumon font is?

jmoisan0y ago

Manifold Extended CF. There are many others: https://youtu.be/aGMcYYCNwRI?si=k5_30MYTvpO7Iw3F

WorldPeas0y ago

If only they could transplant some of the swag here to the (hopefully) upcoming 50th anniversary Mac

nasretdinov0y ago

Instructions unclear; Pressed buy now, now watching Severance for the third time in a row

ndegruchy0y ago

Praise Kier!

I want that keyboard so bad...

FireBeyond0y ago

You can get part way there...

https://spkeyboards.com/products/sa-macrodata-refinement

dialup_sounds0y ago

Please try to enjoy each key equally and not show preference for any over the other.

ndegruchy0y ago

Thanks, adding it to my wishlist!

voidwtf0y ago

what’s scary is how ready i was to buy one

FerretFred0y ago

Came here to say that! Love that design! (BTW autocorrect just corrected "design" to deism" - it must be a sign!)

tonyedgecombe0y ago

The video linked from that page is interesting, no mention of the Mac Pro or even Mac Studio. The series was edited on Mac mini, iMac and MacBook Pro.

efficax0y ago

they also look like they're using studio displays, instead of the pro display xdr, so they must just be doing the cuts here and the HDR color grading somewhere else. maybe they rent an editing room with those $30k+ reference displays to do the color grading?

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Clamchop0y ago

The work is mysterious and important.

fathermarz0y ago

I wonder who the audience is for the Mac Studio after they showcased some pretty serious workflows from industry leaders using a Mac Mini, Mac, and a MacBook Pro.

ender3413410y ago

I kinda feel like Apple has been trying to say that for a long time, and finally got sick of people saying they abandoned the pro scene and said fuck it here's your massively overpriced "professional" version so you can feel like you're a pro.

novoreorx0y ago

Just an average Cyberdeck, I've seen cooler ones at places like https://cyberdeck.cafe/

tylerflick0y ago

It’s ironic this page doesn’t render properly with Safari on an iPhone 13.

Edit: in portrait orientation

Apocryphon0y ago

Definitely beats the Cardiff Electric Giant, at least.

_7acn0y ago

OK, but DaVinci Resolve is still better :)

Aaron22220y ago

They were actually using Avid Media Composer, not Final Cut Pro.

piyuv0y ago

Lumon: is an evil company employing kids, slaves and holding people hostage against their will

Apple: hey guys here’s the cool terminal from our beloved sci-fi horror show

People: this is fucking cool I want this right now take my money lumo… oops Apple

ender3413410y ago

I mean, it's not the terminal that's the problem with Lumon, it's the other things you mentioned like slaves & child labor that are problematic.

Its a cool retro (real) terminal.

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27 comments

kps0y ago

That is a Data General 6053, aka Dasher D2, terminal, with a trackball spliced in place of the number pad. The D2 was introduced in 1977, same year as the Apple II.

nailer0y ago

DG 6503 images: https://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/Data_General_6053

DG story is fascinating. Founded in 1968 by ex DEC engineers. Annual sales of 1B in 1984. But then started losing to DEC's own VAX.

And now half of everyone that's reading this on a desktop is doing so on either iOS, macOS or Android (UNIX or GNU variants) or Windows (Windows NT successor).

alnwlsn0y ago

Here's a video of one being restored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bjdrKCmiE0

The keyswitches are foam and foil, and the CRT really is a blue/white color.

jdeibele0y ago

Obligatory plug for "The Soul of a New Machine", written by Tracy Kidder about Data General and the drive to introduce a new computer a couple of years after this terminal was introduced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine

xattt0y ago

Thank you for nailing this down.

joeblubaugh0y ago

I was hoping for a free typeface - that’s a great typeface name.

Anybody know what the Lumon font is?

jmoisan0y ago

Manifold Extended CF. There are many others: https://youtu.be/aGMcYYCNwRI?si=k5_30MYTvpO7Iw3F

WorldPeas0y ago

If only they could transplant some of the swag here to the (hopefully) upcoming 50th anniversary Mac

nasretdinov0y ago

Instructions unclear; Pressed buy now, now watching Severance for the third time in a row

ndegruchy0y ago

Praise Kier!

I want that keyboard so bad...

FireBeyond0y ago

You can get part way there...

https://spkeyboards.com/products/sa-macrodata-refinement

dialup_sounds0y ago

Please try to enjoy each key equally and not show preference for any over the other.

ndegruchy0y ago

Thanks, adding it to my wishlist!

voidwtf0y ago

what’s scary is how ready i was to buy one

FerretFred0y ago

Came here to say that! Love that design! (BTW autocorrect just corrected "design" to deism" - it must be a sign!)

tonyedgecombe0y ago

The video linked from that page is interesting, no mention of the Mac Pro or even Mac Studio. The series was edited on Mac mini, iMac and MacBook Pro.

efficax0y ago

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Clamchop0y ago

The work is mysterious and important.

fathermarz0y ago

I wonder who the audience is for the Mac Studio after they showcased some pretty serious workflows from industry leaders using a Mac Mini, Mac, and a MacBook Pro.

ender3413410y ago

novoreorx0y ago

Just an average Cyberdeck, I've seen cooler ones at places like https://cyberdeck.cafe/

tylerflick0y ago

It’s ironic this page doesn’t render properly with Safari on an iPhone 13.

Edit: in portrait orientation

Apocryphon0y ago

Definitely beats the Cardiff Electric Giant, at least.

_7acn0y ago

OK, but DaVinci Resolve is still better :)

Aaron22220y ago

They were actually using Avid Media Composer, not Final Cut Pro.

piyuv0y ago

Lumon: is an evil company employing kids, slaves and holding people hostage against their will

Apple: hey guys here’s the cool terminal from our beloved sci-fi horror show

People: this is fucking cool I want this right now take my money lumo… oops Apple

ender3413410y ago

I mean, it's not the terminal that's the problem with Lumon, it's the other things you mentioned like slaves & child labor that are problematic.

Its a cool retro (real) terminal.

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