[a couple of back-to-backs from boing boing:]

*Table made from ancient, giant hard-drive platter
<http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/14/table_made_from_anci.html>

This table is made from a vintage, gigantic hard-drive. No idea what
the capacity of the platter was -- probably like 8k.
The Hard Drive Coffee Table top is an original 26" diameter hard drive
platter from an early storage device (circa 1970). The center hub of
the platter is solid aluminum. The custom-created pedestal is also
solid aluminum; a cylinder measuring 5.9" in diameter and 18.5" in
length. It has a machined top and bottom to fit into the hard drive
hub and base, respectively. The base is a solid aluminum 12" diameter,
1.75" high round obtained from a now-defunct government laboratory.
Four bolts are screwed into tapped holes in the pedestal in order to
secure the hard drive platter and the pedestal is press-fit into the
base. It is covered with standard 1/4" table glass. The completed
design measures 19.5" high and weighs 64 pounds.

*Gallery of 1982 video game ads
<http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/14/gallery_of_1982_vide.html>

Matt sez, "I just assembled a group of vintage 1982 advertisements for
home videogame systems, cartridges and standalone games on Flickr.
Nice (and odd) visuals to be had there."