Often, the concepts of devices stylized as an old era look illogical. For example, they simply depict an old-style case, but the main elements like cameras, buttons and other things are made in a modern way – in other words, designers only “dress up” modern devices in old “wrappers”, which makes the result as unrealistic as possible. Against the backdrop of such concepts stands out the new work of Rex Sowards (Rex Sowards), the designer tried to portray a pocket computer, as it really could be in the late 1980s.
The Macintosh Pocket is inspired by the Macintosh Classic, Performa and Quadra, and the form factor is inspired by the Game Boy Pocket. The screen uses a black-and-white CRT monitor – slightly curved and miniature. This was one of the few compromises for the sake of design, because if such a device really came out in that era, it would most likely have received an LCD matrix without backlight. Since the display is not touch-sensitive (it was impossible then), the designer placed a miniature trackball on the right under the screen – the choice of this control was almost the most difficult decision for the designer, because it is very difficult to come up with a convenient control system for such a gadget.
The main Macintosh ports of the time are hidden behind a hinged cover – Rex Sowards deliberately did not place a headphone port and a microphone, because this is primarily a pocket computer, not a phone. However, here too there are compromises for the sake of design, since in reality the connectors would hardly have been so neatly hidden at the back due to the design of the printed circuit board – most likely, they would have been on the sides.
Source: Trash Box
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