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Good lord that is a huge platter.



On 11/15/05, 11011 110111000 <the_illiac@...> wrote:
> [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."
>
>
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