21 Jan

How a 1950s TV and a Typewriter Became a PC

What do you get when you combine one part 1950s TV with two parts of a vintage typewriter?  A fantastically retro Philco PC, but of course!

Designed by SchultzeWORKS, a design studio in Pasadena who has created electronics for the major names like Microsoft and LG, this Philco PC placed in the top three contestants for a challenge that called for a “radical reinvention of the personal computer.”  Isn’t it interesting that a “radical” reinvention would mean traveling back 50 and 100 years to be inspired by antique typewriters and vintage TVs?

The best part is that this design might actually become reality.  I will be the first in line to trade in my uninspiring keyboard and plastic framed monitors for this vintage-inspired technology!

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25 Comments

  1. 1 January 22, 2010 at 12:05 am
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    Oh wow, that is fab!! I want one!

  2. 2 January 22, 2010 at 12:13 am
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    I am in love! oooooooh.

  3. 3
    Annie Pazoo
    January 22, 2010 at 1:39 am
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    Oh, for THAT I would give up my Mac!

  4. 4 January 22, 2010 at 4:03 pm
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    ha! how cool is that!

  5. 5 January 22, 2010 at 4:24 pm
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    Very cool! You know, for a PC. :)

  6. 6 January 22, 2010 at 8:44 pm
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    it is fantastic! i hope the keys make the typewriter noise. hope you are well even though it seems to be raining cats & dogs in cali. enjoy your weekend!

  7. 7
    Dave Schultze
    January 22, 2010 at 11:43 pm
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    Thanks for the comments. We also did a wicked cool video which you can check out at http://www.vimeo.com/7951005

    Dave Schultze, SchultzeWORKS. PhilcoPC designer.

  8. 8 January 26, 2010 at 2:40 pm
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    Utterly Fantastic!

    This screen is warm and friendly compared to modern screens which are colder and more distant…

    Thanks For Sharing This…

    Martin

  9. 9 January 29, 2010 at 4:28 am
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    I love this! I’ve wondered why computer design is so uninspired. The retro look would be right up my alley.

    Liz

  10. 11 February 22, 2010 at 5:34 am
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    that is so cool!

  11. 12 February 23, 2010 at 10:15 pm
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    this is SO COOL!

  12. 13
    sbfh
    March 15, 2010 at 7:47 pm
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    If you have ever watched Warehouse 13 (on SyFy) there is a computer there with a similar keyboard. The Philco screen on this one is amazingly cool, especially since the original tv was only b/w.

    You have an awesome website.
    Thanks

  13. 14 March 27, 2010 at 6:00 pm
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    Very cool. The keyboard almost looks steampunk.

  14. 15 April 28, 2010 at 5:47 pm
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    Good work, keep us posting, you are good writer.

  15. 16 October 8, 2010 at 2:41 am
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    lol.
    I find that kinda funny yet so fasinating!
    Its like living in the past & in the future at the same time!


    Pearl

  16. 17 October 18, 2010 at 12:07 pm
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    Strange this post is totaly unrelated to what I was searching google for, but it was listed on the first page. I guess your doing something right if Google likes you enough to put you on the first page of a non related search. :)

  17. 18 October 18, 2010 at 7:07 pm
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    Hey, I just hopped over to your site via StumbleUpon. Not somthing I would normally read, but I liked your thoughts none the less. Thanks for making something worth reading.

  18. 19 October 18, 2010 at 9:37 pm
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    great blog! keep up the great work!

  19. 20 October 19, 2010 at 7:51 am
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    Fine information. I appreciate your effort, have a nice day!

  20. 21 November 11, 2010 at 11:42 pm
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    sign me up on this stuff! great post, thanks for showing us.

  21. 22 December 19, 2010 at 1:54 am
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    This is crazy good. Where can you get this kind of typewriter?

  22. 23 January 24, 2011 at 3:53 am
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    Wow! Such a fantastic Product.

  23. 24 February 11, 2011 at 12:33 am
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    where can i get this?

  24. 25 February 20, 2011 at 11:12 pm
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    Perhaps this is one of the most interesting blogs that I have ever seen. Interesting article, Funny comment. Keep it up!
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  25. 26 March 23, 2011 at 12:55 am
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    they do the work of keeping your ft cozy or just keeping them at the most appropriate temperature plus their appears do sort of grow on you as time goes buy.

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