jgeorgeAug 1, 2024

LOL what the everloving heck is this, it's the weirdest thing I've ever seen an IBM logo on. Spoilers: it's legit. I have it, it works, it does precisely what it says on the tin, and I love it.

Takeapart thread coming soon.

Show threadTrammell Hudson
@jgeorge that's definitely weirder than the spray can of IBM oil that was included with my 129 card punch.
Aug 2, 2024 at 2:24pmWeb
Show threadTrammell HudsonAug 2, 2024
@jgeorge although I think the calculating cheese slicer is the weirdest official product from IBM.
Show threadarclightAug 2, 2024
@th @jgeorge I like that it's a special purpose mechanical computer. Program in $/angle of cheese, rotate, slice, and sell.
Show threadBadscrewAug 5, 2024
@arclight @th @jgeorge very low latency multiplier
Show threadjgeorgeAug 2, 2024

@th I saw a restoration of one on YT, and I agree its up there in its weirdness. But I feel the ART still wins out because although both products tell you what they DO ("I calculate cheese slices" "I randomly make noise") at least you can tell WHY the Calculating Cheese Slicer does what it does. Nobody so far seems to have any idea why the ART exists or what problem it was made to solve. :)

Its less annoying with the pitch of the beep potted down like half an octave though. :)

Show threadSuperIluAug 5, 2024
@th @jgeorge uh, I think I saw a restoration video on YouTube for that one once...