Post APuqFu1RaifjPUFIFE by Deanbetz@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #APsiv301vnLXAxlyoy by NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
2022-11-23T02:42:56Z
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It's a few decades ago around 8am, and you arrive at your university office. Early morning sun streams in the window, and you smell spring in the air. You sit down at your Apple Jonathan modular computer. It chimes to life and each module lights up in turn. The display crackles and degausses, a picture forms. Your day begins.
(DIR) Post #APsj8hhXuipjAudg6S by mav@hackers.town
2022-11-23T02:45:24Z
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@NanoRaptor oh man I remember a zillion years ago when this concept first came out, I had a friend who spent all his time talking about how we were going to be obsolete and anyone could just put together doodads to make their computer do anything they wanted.Little did he know components would just get simple and inexpensive enough that most of the desired functions would end up being builtins.
(DIR) Post #APsjA5hWAZuVtjHs00 by seiKay@social.linux.pizza
2022-11-23T02:45:31Z
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@NanoRaptor Who was it named after
(DIR) Post #APsjLraKThuhapXR8y by emi45k@mastodon.lol
2022-11-23T02:47:46Z
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@NanoRaptor What in the world is this? Is this a real product?
(DIR) Post #APsjO3keDMyZuDPb6m by ralf@noc.social
2022-11-23T02:48:11Z
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@NanoRaptor Your desk is supported by 1 1/4" angle iron reinforcements to handle the weight. You can't find any desk space on which to open an actual book.Seems legit.
(DIR) Post #APsjPMAdDbINJyBTiS by adorfer@chaos.social
2022-11-23T02:48:14Z
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@NanoRaptor this has the vibe of early photostudio/photofinish-gear you had to process instant prints in the 1980ies when you went for quality portraits. Not sure if i would expect a KODAK or a AGFA logo on it. (where can i purchase a greyscale rubic's cube?)
(DIR) Post #APsjWUv15j1mTpHlNg by gbraad@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T02:49:44Z
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@NanoRaptor "the room is filled with computing promise" š
(DIR) Post #APsjbVTSSAm3ePme6S by jw@social.stlouist.com
2022-11-23T02:50:37Z
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@NanoRaptor wow
(DIR) Post #APskG3ufpUJq2pqsYS by just_like_aerin@mastodon.lol
2022-11-23T02:57:46Z
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@NanoRaptor Reminds me of the Razer project Christine concept from a while back. Kinda sad it never became a thing.
(DIR) Post #APskHfXPQX7z1djiAy by dotjayne@tech.lgbt
2022-11-23T02:58:02Z
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@NanoRaptor This is a brilliant render, the rainbow paper organizer really catches the the eye while running away
(DIR) Post #APskJFqxtP05wfdiGO by dko@infosec.exchange
2022-11-23T02:58:33Z
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@NanoRaptor Victoria's booooook!! :ablobcatheart: :ablobcatheart: :ablobcatheart:
(DIR) Post #APskWrvPec33msDBNA by com@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T03:00:58Z
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@NanoRaptor The narrator voice is perfect for these vignettes. Please continue.
(DIR) Post #APskYu6QWpj37WKl28 by jonr@xn--lofll-1sat.is
2022-11-23T03:01:20Z
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@NanoRaptor Acorn did an actual PC like this, you could stack up to 9 'slices':
(DIR) Post #APskngxFh8Fggc5sXo by kyleha@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T03:04:01Z
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@NanoRaptor I was ready to believe the hardware, but that grayscale Rubik's Cube could only come from Hell itself.
(DIR) Post #APskttdjRcOjlYvE4O by msh@coales.co
2022-11-23T03:05:06Z
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@NanoRaptor how delightfully cursed!Helmut: Gimme sidecar!shows him expanded IBM PCjrHelmut: Not enough sidecar!shows him expanded Amiga 1000Helmut: MOAR SIDECAR!shows him fully expanded TI 99/4AHelmut: GIMME ALL THE SIDECARZ!!!behold the new 100% sidecar computer... the Apple Jonathan!
(DIR) Post #APsl8FFNuDkEpmNLgO by pierrenick@hachyderm.io
2022-11-23T03:07:45Z
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@NanoRaptor Around 8 AM for Apple employee nĀ°8 (nice touch with the badge on the left).
(DIR) Post #APsleMAbhZwNZWS99k by positron@universeodon.com
2022-11-23T03:13:32Z
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@NanoRaptor How have I been following old tech this long and not known about this concept.Also I need the Rubik's Cube.
(DIR) Post #APsmHAorpxkRf7nGwi by carter@squad.gay
2022-11-23T03:20:33Z
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@NanoRaptor Iād slap my grandmother for that six color file tray
(DIR) Post #APsmIz2CckxngutVHU by grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org
2022-11-23T03:20:43Z
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@NanoRaptor you grab a coffee. It's ok. It's still booting.
(DIR) Post #APsmwKYSXuydjFkCg4 by kandersonus@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T03:27:59Z
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@NanoRaptor Top-tier alt text ā¤ļø
(DIR) Post #APsnIlStAw1rYmptc8 by jauntywunderkind420@cybre.space
2022-11-23T03:32:02Z
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@NanoRaptor how much inflation adjusted computer are we looking at? 60k$?
(DIR) Post #APsneN5qT9niLMMPjc by Orenmazor@hachyderm.io
2022-11-23T03:35:57Z
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@NanoRaptor that is so amazing, there'd be nonstop 1980s synth music playing forever
(DIR) Post #APso5Pkug8V8Q4SsQy by ernie@writing.exchange
2022-11-23T03:40:50Z
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@NanoRaptor Itās like a TI-99 expansion system designed by people with taste
(DIR) Post #APspEuDAuiWbR9m1nk by jbowen@tilde.zone
2022-11-23T03:53:45Z
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@NanoRaptor As much as I dislike Apple (for their attitude towards the FLOSS ecosystem), the Jonathan was an awesome concept.
(DIR) Post #APspOdJ2ceVdty9jA8 by m7a8r9z@kolektiva.social
2022-11-23T03:55:29Z
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@NanoRaptor Wow, what does that kompyuter doo?
(DIR) Post #APsqUyA06FpSGtVpoW by anastas2002@dice.camp
2022-11-23T04:07:29Z
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@NanoRaptor I'd love to see 8-Bit Guy or LGR do a review of that beast. WOW!
(DIR) Post #APsqufSWFmAtndQcLI by discatte@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-23T04:12:30Z
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@NanoRaptor *clinking a floppy disk down the line of modules like a guiro, satisfying cachunk, bwrrrr bwrrr bwoooo*your favorite midi starts playing. šµ
(DIR) Post #APssZy4C4jSJKyJ8AC by orko@sfba.social
2022-11-23T04:31:11Z
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@NanoRaptor a thing of beauty
(DIR) Post #APsuDZmzrD37a0iM1A by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2022-11-23T04:49:32Z
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@NanoRaptor i want those speakers
(DIR) Post #APsuJNENShGMMtHn2O by nnscott@cityofchicago.live
2022-11-23T04:50:34Z
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@NanoRaptor This image is fake! The real one I owned in 1974 had flip-out metal handles on each module, the monitor was on rails, and the position-input device was a rolling ball floating upside in a cradle.
(DIR) Post #APsxJNrRQ2cgBWFoy8 by thomasreggi@indieweb.social
2022-11-23T05:24:11Z
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@NanoRaptor damn I love this modular design
(DIR) Post #APsxdb1MCU46n7Wvsu by migurski@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T05:27:36Z
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@NanoRaptor Yum, Apple Jonathans
(DIR) Post #APt3hbWwqauxFrbKds by arefgee@mastodon.online
2022-11-23T06:35:49Z
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@NanoRaptor I would like my computers to remain this modular today. Maybe a large monitor, though.
(DIR) Post #APt4GS3E5EAfzTJbpw by mbaudis@mas.to
2022-11-23T06:42:07Z
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@NanoRaptor The Zip drives are a nice touch. Oh those memories (the ones lost on dead Zip cartridges and their ilk, especiallyā¦).
(DIR) Post #APt5HWVR6ZzS3EaLeS by fishidwardrobe@mastodon.me.uk
2022-11-23T06:53:30Z
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@NanoRaptor 1. I want to know ALLL about that Roland module. 2. Flashback to the 90s when the place I worked actually had something like this, but they weren't Apples. Wish I could remember the name; searching gets me nothing. Had it's own weird OS. *Really* cool word processing software, more like DTP. I'd be very happy to be able to use that program nowā¦
(DIR) Post #APt6gkHx6CXjzTrwS8 by yuletide@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T07:09:16Z
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@NanoRaptor I googled the book hoping it was real šš
(DIR) Post #APt97CVyycIgyEArNA by svenfoo@chaos.social
2022-11-23T07:36:26Z
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@NanoRaptor "The room and desk is calm, and filled with computing promise."Taken from the image description. Love it.
(DIR) Post #APtAYKHAKTtuoVk3Tk by gideonstar@mastodon.gideonstar.de
2022-11-23T07:52:34Z
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@NanoRaptor Is that John Carmack's id card?
(DIR) Post #APtDydq2WE1MsSIGoq by amorson@discuss.systems
2022-11-23T08:30:54Z
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@NanoRaptor I remember the days, though I've never seen an actual setup like that. Still very fond of my Apple II+ š
(DIR) Post #APtHZR2NNKKdkjIfGy by feliciarabbiton@derg.land
2022-11-23T09:11:13Z
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@NanoRaptor God thatās awesome. Legitimately ine if the coolest retro-concept pictures Iāve ever seen.
(DIR) Post #APtQxA259JTdYDYCfY by krs3@mastodon.scot
2022-11-23T10:56:19Z
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@NanoRaptor the descent of personal computing into generic beige boxes for a decade was such a loss. Also top points for the B&O phone tucked away in the corner!
(DIR) Post #APtWHm4zttMV78Yy36 by unicycle@mastodon.online
2022-11-23T11:56:04Z
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@NanoRaptor the writing on this post: <chefās kiss>! Also love the Roland module. Wish I could read them all.
(DIR) Post #APtWg2QykKaymqPl7Q by pallsopp42@mastodon.world
2022-11-23T12:00:28Z
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@NanoRaptor I was inspired by Apple's "Knowledge Navigator" video of 1987...a view of the world of computing 20 + years into the future.....The video & audio quality aren't brilliant...but...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umJsITGzXd0&t=43s
(DIR) Post #APtXzGB9y2FEs7kEdM by storiesofapple@bitbang.social
2022-11-23T12:15:03Z
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@NanoRaptor Sooner or later I will officially ask you the permission to use this image to update the "opening of the Panora vase), i.e. my post about the Jonathan Computer: https://www.storiesofapple.net/the-jonathan-computer.html
(DIR) Post #APtZDuPJIR7Re6udQu by purrcreate@fosstodon.org
2022-11-23T12:29:01Z
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@NanoRaptor I love the orange display panel on the Roland module.
(DIR) Post #APtddnkN56mMKqMjJY by mechmouse@tech.lgbt
2022-11-23T13:18:31Z
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@NanoRaptor Thats a thing of Beauty, inspiration for my next custom build i think
(DIR) Post #APtdozzxs3cBWAzyyG by mkrenz@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T13:20:32Z
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@NanoRaptor Wonderful render.
(DIR) Post #APthvq4XZfMIZmejh2 by NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
2022-11-23T14:06:36Z
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@storiesofapple Then you officially have permission for that time, and for any of the other Jonathan ones :)
(DIR) Post #APtizc85SHGuRhg9OC by slothrop@chaos.social
2022-11-23T14:18:29Z
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@NanoRaptor This desk was my lifeĀ“s original goal and destination. I just took a wrong turn somewhere.
(DIR) Post #APtj4PRA4Y0AWrt4r2 by NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
2022-11-23T14:19:22Z
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@unicycle This should help there!
(DIR) Post #APtjeQd57JLWeTdcx6 by ctietze@mastodon.social
2022-11-23T14:25:51Z
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@NanoRaptor Degaussing, I almost forgot that we did that.
(DIR) Post #APtjmg8dL5DD4JKXZo by unicycle@mastodon.online
2022-11-23T14:27:21Z
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@NanoRaptor Many thanks, this is fabulous! The brand nostalgia is like a weighted blanket. I love your work, itās always a delight.
(DIR) Post #APtkByO6cnGauMd2O0 by RiveDroite@social.vivaldi.net
2022-11-23T14:31:54Z
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@NanoRaptor as a sidenote I almost miss the days of having computer speakers on the desk
(DIR) Post #APtlYb1Vl7rv3jPa8O by aheimbuch@chaos.social
2022-11-23T14:47:10Z
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@NanoRaptor I literally can hear the hard drive scratching.
(DIR) Post #APtmchz5v6UPlEo1x2 by keplerniko@techhub.social
2022-11-23T14:58:51Z
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@NanoRaptor hard to believe this isnāt real
(DIR) Post #APttXOfF1YNy4Uvyb2 by cmos6502@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-23T16:16:37Z
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@NanoRaptor I sort of have this now, but it's all done with SD Cards, #RaspberryPi and and #Arduino.
(DIR) Post #APtv0Uz2hwAS1TdXbE by RyeNCode@mstdn.ca
2022-11-23T16:32:44Z
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@NanoRaptor I would assume there would some kind of extended SCSII interface holding those all together (bad memories of managing SCSII Ids on classic macs back in the day) [why am I trying to suss out the tech behind an imaginary machine?]!
(DIR) Post #APtvj8esYijfoVUWSu by researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host
2022-11-23T16:41:04Z
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@NanoRaptor oh WOW. This reminds me of my old PCJr (the memory expansions were sidecars and it had this similar weirdly wide footprint)
(DIR) Post #APtznrNccuB3USvUTA by MW1CFN@mastodon.radio
2022-11-23T17:26:33Z
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@NanoRaptor Mmmm. Degaussing... š„°
(DIR) Post #APu0oTNVRyhXIGjDFI by sam@togl.me
2022-11-23T17:38:07Z
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@NanoRaptor @finestructure this is clearly the mid 90s given the PowerPC and zip modules. Love it.
(DIR) Post #APu9AYnKn86664qtW4 by gerard@zesummen.online
2022-11-23T19:11:42Z
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@NanoRaptor A grayscale Rubikās cube! OMG
(DIR) Post #APuEJSFczPJOBB9A1I by presstube@mas.to
2022-11-23T20:09:23Z
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@NanoRaptor I really love what you are doing here
(DIR) Post #APuajUfgoLzkCs9shc by scumola@social.linux.pizza
2022-11-24T00:20:36Z
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@tlockney I don't know what that is but it's bad ass!
(DIR) Post #APuqCqCBMYMofloBbU by Deanbetz@mastodon.social
2022-11-24T03:13:57Z
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@NanoRaptor The descriptive text on the photo more be even more beautiful than the text of your post.
(DIR) Post #APuqFu1RaifjPUFIFE by Deanbetz@mastodon.social
2022-11-24T03:14:36Z
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@NanoRaptor The descriptive text on the photo may be even more beautiful than the text of your post.
(DIR) Post #APvUvlSBpsTHAEGuwq by juandesant@astrodon.social
2022-11-24T10:50:19Z
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@NanoRaptor love the alt-text of your images! It sometimes brings out details or nuance I had not seen in the image.
(DIR) Post #APvshYqiIeVuuxVEhc by ajturner@nullisland.social
2022-11-24T15:16:38Z
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@NanoRaptor thatās a gorgeous setup. Makes me miss my NeXT slab
(DIR) Post #APwF94cCV7PEFSEqum by moldybasil@better.boston
2022-11-24T19:28:09Z
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@NanoRaptor thus is the d i g i t a l produce we deserved
(DIR) Post #APwJausUhG9FyROLfE by bobdobberson@dobbs.town
2022-11-24T20:17:55Z
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@NanoRaptor I miss the noises a CRT would make when powered on...
(DIR) Post #APwSVv0RgweMVknp9E by canleaf@mastodon.social
2022-11-24T21:57:57Z
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@NanoRaptor Interesting computer. Must be very rare these days like the IBM Thinkpad TransNote.
(DIR) Post #APxND9CUO8nKQ2cr8C by benoitb@framapiaf.org
2022-11-25T08:33:13Z
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@NanoRaptor Reminds me the 1983's Burroughs B25
(DIR) Post #APxXfieVAisI1LzVyq by dmbaturin@functional.cafe
2022-11-25T10:30:19Z
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@NanoRaptor Is the book real? The only writer named Victoria Scott I could find was born in 1982 so she would be anachronistic there.
(DIR) Post #AQ2QToxMBCp4D0zPF2 by ronabop@techhub.social
2022-11-27T19:03:22Z
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@NanoRaptor Backplane computing was a very nice thing (still is, with big iron), but the costs of all the metal/plastic/chips for each discrete component still makes it "bank or uni or other $$$ entity" expensive.
(DIR) Post #AQ2TP44eqQUXVhpPCy by OmniQi@rubberdr.one
2022-11-27T19:36:07Z
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@NanoRaptor So much love to this, not just revival of that project, but also so many names I recognize from long ago.I was wondering if a modern incarnation could ever happen, and then thought about blade computing and raspberry pi compute modules
(DIR) Post #AQAsrsXYrGNOFtra08 by curmudgeonaf@mstdn.ca
2022-12-01T20:59:01Z
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@NanoRaptor Damn. That probably cost more than every electronic device Iāve ever owned, put together (especially because itās Apple)