Okay, I did it. Totally went over the top as 2011 drew to a close. I ordered an amazing piece of functional art I couldn’t afford. Oh, but I’m so glad I did. In this era of iPhones and iPads — neither of which I own — the time had arrived to assert my passion for yesteryear’s technology. Thus, I contacted artist Richard “Doc” Nagy of Datamancer and put in my request for a steampunk laptop computer: a state-of-the-art electronic marvel in a masterpiece case of wood, brass and clockwork. Doesn’t everyone want a laptop that turns on by using the equivalent of an old-fashioned skate key?
So now, my “steampunk baby” has entered gestational stage one — the prototype. I just received photos of Nagy’s red mahogany stain test on a prototype frame. Check out the Datamancer website (http://www.datamancer.net) to view a picture of the steampunk laptop he created several years ago. Cool!
Happy New Year!
Laurel Anne Hill (Author of Heroes Arise)
http://www.laurelannehill.com