Post by @TechTangents@dialup.space

2026-05-08 23:47 UTC

I have been on the look out for vintage computer furniture for years, I actually have some pretty cool pieces. But the one thing that eludes me is the *right* 00's desk. Look at how wildly varied they were back then! Integrated CD storage, printer shelves, raised CRT platforms. We had it all! I think it will be one of those "I know it when I see it" finds to get the right one. But these were made cheaply and most of them are really beat up now.

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@TechTangents@dialup.space 2026-05-08 23:52

Palm Pilots! I rocked one of these hard during a little after this era. I thought the Palm III monochrome was so cool. It sucked and the touch panel was bruised so I was constantly recalibrating it. But man I loved that thing. I always wanted the dock for it but never got one back then. I should really do a palm video some time...

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@rlabrecque@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-05-08 23:54

@TechTangents@dialup.space I wonder if there's a market for quality hand made versions of these heh

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@prokyonid@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-05-09 02:11

@TechTangents@dialup.space I have a desk almost identical to that O' Sullivan C-shaped desk in the top middle, without the drawer and hutch options and with a combination monitor riser/CD rack. My stepdad got it to set up his no-name WinME Athlon PC on. There's just a fantastic amount of surface space to it, but the 26-year-old particle board legs and stretchers are starting to swell and disintegrate.

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@Enalys@mastodon.zergy.net 2026-05-09 04:46

@TechTangents@dialup.space Ah yes, computer shrines. When these Machine were feared and respected.

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@crazybutable@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 02:42

@TechTangents@dialup.space @timixretroplays@digipres.club that MDF would fall apart if you looked at it funny

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