Steam powered iMac

I spent much of my college days reading Victorian literature, and since I also happen to be a SciFi geek it should shock no one that I enjoy Steampunk (though I would be shocked if many of you even know what Steampunk is). It seems that Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane share my love of melding 21st and 19th century technologies together because they are responsible for the Steam Powered Internet Machine.

It makes me so happy to live in a world where a steam powered iMac exists.

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Source: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1817636,00.html

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Stallings

I always classified Mona Lisa Overdrive as cyberpunk, but it has been a while since I read it...

July 13 2006 at 5:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Nick Lundgren

Or Mona Lisa Overdrive, or seen Steamboy...

Ah the wonders of old meets new :P

Love,
Nick

July 13 2006 at 4:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Momus

Dear Willy,

Somebody's never read The Difference Engine.

Love,
Connor

July 12 2006 at 10:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Stallings

Ah yes, the essential dead-end for sci-fi known as steampunk (or baroque as well). I know it well and hate it and hope your laptop dies in a horrible blanched death.

Love,
Willy

July 12 2006 at 5:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

tush

Tom, these guys might have your solution:

http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/

They used to be "Iowa Thin Film", but probably changed it because no one believes that technology can develop in Iowa. But luckily that's not true, they've come up with some pretty cool rollable and malleable solar panels

July 12 2006 at 10:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tom

I am interested in finding a great solar power option for my macbook pro. Does anyone know of good products on the market?

July 11 2006 at 11:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Nickbob

Not so Jim, my Mac is powered by cool, cool water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroelectricity
Cool water!

July 11 2006 at 9:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Soroush Khanlou

Steampunk owns.

July 11 2006 at 8:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jim

All Macs are steam powered. In fact, everything is steam powered.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_turbines

July 11 2006 at 6:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Aron Levy

That's kick-awesome! I simply adore Steampunk, and what's more, I try to play with my Wilesco miniature steam engine - http://www.wilesco.de/wilesco/us/index.html - at least once a week.

Rock on!

July 11 2006 at 6:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply