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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"Separate Stereo Radio Cassette" Sanyo 1986 (64.media.tumblr.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I cannot find any official reference to this model.

Sources:

Hi-res image: popular sizes
7 years old Tumblr post: Neon Talk
7 years old Facebook post: Facebook
TinEye says it was here on November 2015, but the link is broken ~~http://flickrhivemind.net/User/leonardo.bonanni/Interesting~~ and I don't see it on the archived page

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was this ever actually put into production, or is this just concept art?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I can find no evidence that this was designed by Sanyo at all. It’s likely a modern rendering of a fake vintage product.