The laptop computers of Ancient Greece

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  1. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    While looking for more online evidence of the Upenn's coin collection i ran into this ancient picture of a Grek using an IMac


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  3. wd40

    wd40 Member

    You do not use a pen with a laptop + he should know that putting a laptop in your lap is not good for health :D
     
  4. CoinCast

    CoinCast Member

    Maybe its a tablet PC, or maybe its just a tablet :smile:p
     
  5. It's too big to be a MAC.
     
  6. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Somebody let Detecto out of jail? :)
     
  7. wd40

    wd40 Member

    in that case the touch screen will be on the upper half and he would probably be using his fingers any way :D

    another point, they did not have electricity back then :D.
     
  8. Louie_Two_Bits

    Louie_Two_Bits Chump for Change

    Or maybe it's an Greek version of the Conder token and it's advertising laptop repair. And the technician is depicted cleaning between the keys with chopsticks. See even back then most technology came out of China.
     
  9. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Its an older Mac
     
  10. andyscouse

    andyscouse Collector of Brit stuff

    I don't think the Cult of Jobs had started at that point - maybe with the Romans, perhaps? ;)
     
  11. CoinTopia

    CoinTopia New Member

    I bet he's running linux on that ancient laptop, rumour has it that those ancient imacs didn't have the processing power to run OS X.
     
  12. areich

    areich America*s Darling

    Hello

    Did you know that the American Museum of Natural History uses Linux to run the Rose Planetarium.


    Amanda
     
  13. CoinTopia

    CoinTopia New Member

    Amanda, I had no idea, but I'm not suprised Linux is a great OS.

    Cheers
     
  14. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    Slackware 3.1. An OS downloaded to 144 floppy disks over s 2.4 baud modem.

    Ruben
     
  15. largecent37

    largecent37 Coin Collector

    That is most certainly concrete evidence that laptops are ancient technology! We must revise our textbooks!
     
  16. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    That guy is looking so cool and has such a big smirk that you KNOW he is running a mac.

    Ruben
     
  17. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Well-Known Member

    The Antikythera Mechanism in the Athens Museum beats any Laptop
     
  18. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    What the blasted devil are you folks talkin' about? :)
     
  19. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    Sure - tell him. He's happy with his mac and can't be talked out of it.
     
  20. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Davey thinks we's all rebels and should be hanged........
     
  21. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    He is Brittish. They voted against the Greek bailout if i recall, so he is suggesting they use something less pricey.

    Ruben
     
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