• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    And heavy enough to seriously crush your foot (and possibly implode and electrocute you) if mishandled.

    Sometimes. Other times they were little portable things.

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        1.2 kg isn’t very much, especially for a dense piece of electronics.

        If you look at the history of iMac computers, when they went from CRTs to flat screens they only dropped 6 kg from 15.7 kg to 9.6 kg. Since then they’ve focused on making them lighter and lighter, but it’s not like the CRT was the majority of the weight.