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Computer of the Future: The Philco PC
The PhilcoPC as imagined by Dave Schultze
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Computer of the Future: The Philco PC
Computer of the Future: The Philco PC
Pasadena-based designer Dave Schultze thought PC's were boring beige boxes, desperately in need of a design make-over. And so, he decided to create a personal computer of his own.
Schultze calls the result the Philco PC. The design is inspired by the Predicta TV - a television set built by a company called Philco in the late 1950s.
Like its TV predecessor, the Philco PC has a space-age look, with a detached monitor that hovers above a rectangular base. Schultze included a keyboard with keys inspired by old typewriters and added splashes of bright orange - the color of his company's logo.
Check out his creation:
Philco PC from Dave Schultze on Vimeo.
Schultze entered his design in a competition was sponsored by ASGVIS, makers of V-Ray for Rhino, the 3D rendering technology for the Rhino modeling software used to create the project. He took home third place in the contest.
But perhaps more exciting was the public response that followed. Soon his inbox was filled with requests from folks who wanted to buy the Philco PC. Schultze has had to repeatedly explain that the computer doesn't exist. Though that may soon change.
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The designer was recently approached by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. They hope to commission a real life Philco PC for the museum's collection.
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