It was the style at the time! Lots of CD players had flip up tops, as did the Sega Saturn. I assume it was because the slide out tray mechanism was more expensive and also more fragile.

[–] ChanSecodina@sh.itjust.works 98 points 5 months ago (3 children)

For a real trip check out this Japanese laptop:

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 75 points 5 months ago

A friend of mine had one of those. It was super sleek to look at, but the flip top doubling as a wrist rest turned it into a CD grinder after a few years.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 31 points 5 months ago

I love this tech aesthetic. 90s Japanese tech is just fun to look at.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

that circular trackpad...!

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickle. And in those days nickles had pictures of bumble bees on them! "Give me 5 bees for a quarter" you'd say.

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[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Also causes the anxiety of scratching disks while using it.