Post by @TechTangents@dialup.space

2026-05-08 23:38 UTC

I bought something on ebay that was delivered today and sure that thing is cool and all and I&#39;ll hopefully make a video about it some day. But what I REALLY want to talk about is that they packed it with a balled up Staples ad from August 2000!

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@TechTangents@dialup.space 2026-05-08 23:42

Remember when things used to come in fun colors! That Compaq Desktop on the front was iconic for the time. Most of the ones I've ever seen have the default blue/purple front. But you could actually get different colors for it! Also, these VTech phones were available in fun translucent cases!

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@Peetz0r@hsnl.social 2026-05-08 23:44

@TechTangents@dialup.space I have almost exactly that laptop (but it's a Compaq Armada 100S instead of HP). Cool to see it actually advertised IRL (or at least, it's direct competitor).

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@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io 2026-05-08 23:47

@TechTangents@dialup.space my favorite packaging from something I got on eBay recently was two paper VHS movie sleeves used as protection inside the box

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@sbourne@mastodon.social 2026-05-09 02:15

@TechTangents@dialup.space I have those speakers! Still use them, too!

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@k@layer8.space 2026-05-09 11:08

@TechTangents@dialup.space OH HELL YEAH

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