Cassette Futurism

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A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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The first ever digital camera, built in 1975 by Eastman Kodak engineer Steve Sasson. It weighed 8 pounds (~3.6kg) and recorded 100x100 pixel photos to a cassette tape. (static01.nyt.com)

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[–] oddspinnaker@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Plus, the TV used to display the photo may also be helping it look better since old TVs had thin black lines alternating between the display lines (scan lines).

This has the effect of smoothing out a lot of the more jarring edges of pixelation in old video games, for example.