Links We Like: The Art of Collections and Collecting

The NTC shelves of interesting things

The NTC shelves of interesting things

This week’s installment of Links We Like gives hat-tip to the collectors of odd and interesting stuff that has attracted our attention. From Jar Gielens’ stockpile of retro video games, to Keith Clatworthy’s trove of Mattel View-Masters, to Collectors Weekly catalog of collections their histories, collections reveal our products’ cultural history and remind us of our past.

Collections help us to remember elements of our past and find order in the disarray of memory. They’re enjoyable to look at and reveal a lot about the collector. Here at NTC we have a large group collection packed with interesting things like uniquely designed consumer electronics and classic toys, musical instruments, skateboards, oh, and there are lot and lots of cameras too!

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Links We Like: Restoring a Xerox Alto, Reconsidering Cyberpunk, & Investigating the Sony PYXIS 360

Xerox Alto Photo by  Michael Hicks

Xerox Alto Photo by Michael Hicks

This week’s Links We Like follow Ken Shirriff restore a Xerox Alto, reconsider the future as told by cyberpunk fiction with Darran Anderson, and teardown the SONY PYXIS 360 portable GPS unit with Dave Jones.

If you’ve found any interesting links this week, make sure to share them in the comments below, or in our forum. We’re always on the hunt for new links to get lost in. Have a great weekend!

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Links We Like: Restoring a NeXTstation, a History of Palm Computing, & Linux Turns 25

The NeXT Cube

The NeXT Cube

This week’s Links We Like admires the clean design and innovative software of the NeXTstation, traces the history of the Palm personal digital assistant, and celebrates the 25th birthday of the Linux operating system.

If you’ve stumbled onto an interesting link or two, make sure to share them in the comments below, or in our forum. We’re always on the hunt for new links to get lost in. Have a great weekend! ᕙʕಠᴥಠʔᕗ

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Links We Like: the History of the Gopher Protocol, the Trackball, & the Super Soaker

trackball-exploded-min

This week’s Links We Like dig into the history of the internet Gopher protocol, reveal the secrets of the arcade trackball, and cool off with the history of the Super Soaker.

If you’ve stumbled onto an interesting link or two, make sure to share them in the comments below, or in our forum. We’re always on the hunt for new links to get lost in. Have a great weekend! ヽ(⌐■_■)ノ♪♬
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Links We Like: Minnesota by Design, Decades of Product History, and an Incredible Sci/Fi Site

Rollerblades, the design of Minnesota native, Scott Olson

Rollerblades, the design of Minnesota native, Scott Olson

This week’s Links We Like admire the great design history produced by the people of Minnesota, browse the historical decades of consumer products, and aspire to read all of the articles on Michael Heilemann’s Star Wars and Sci/Fi themed site.

If you’ve stumbled onto an interesting link or two, make sure to share them in the comments below or in our forum. We’re always on the hunt for new links to get lost in. Have a great weekend! ໒( ͡ᵔ ▾ ͡ᵔ )७
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