Technology: Cold War Style

The other day I pulled my old laptop out of my office closet because I needed a good laugh. I bought it six years ago from a friend who’d already had it for a couple of years. He moved back to his homeland (Norway) a few years ago, but every now and again he still asks me about the laptop, which we affectionately nicknamed The Soviet Laptop. I think when you see the photo montage below, you’ll understand where the nickname came from.

Behold The Commodore Comrade 64:

Should only take twenty minutes to boot up:

While we’re waiting, let’s look at the stylish keyboard:

So stylish:

Time to back up my work. This should take another twenty minutes:

Or perhaps thirty:

Weighing in at just fifty-seven pounds, the Comrade 64 Soviet Laptop is lean enough to carry during any forced march through Siberia: