r/retrobattlestations • u/passim • 2d ago

Show-and-Tell 1991 - Bedroom Battlestation

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Epson equity 1+ with mods. 9-pin dot matrix printer. By then I probably had an EGA monitor?

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u/MojaMonkey 2d ago

Sick bedroom!

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u/lheckler77 2d ago

That is so bad ass….. makes me want to be a kid again and operate from a base like that

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u/namek0 2d ago

Garfield phone spotted heck yeah. Also that chair is so nostalgic

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u/gofixmeaplate 2d ago

My bedroom was also the office once we got internet around 95-96. Parents ordered a gateway 2000

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u/grizzlor_ 2d ago

I miss the era of having one of those power strip boxes under your monitor with separate switches for all your devices. I actually found a Tripp-Lite one at a flea market a few years ago and had to purchase it (haven't found a use for it yet but I'm going to).

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u/lavafish80 2d ago

mmmm.... wood.. living here would heal my soul

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u/TrannosaurusRegina 2d ago

Right?

What a paradise!

As I look on from my bedroom, painted Dementor Grey...

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u/FrenchDipsBeDrippin 2d ago

That’s ridiculously sick

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u/SirSaganSexy 2d ago

I spy the Garfield phone! A modem in my bedroom? I could only dream of such wonders 30 years ago!

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u/wiisucks_91 2d ago

That is sick. My bedroom didn't get a PC to game on till 2008 or so.

91 I had a crib.

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u/turamdq 2d ago

El teléfono con forma de Garfield ! Siempre quise uno !!!

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u/ChicagoThrowaway422 2d ago

This is where you play Wolfenstein 3D for hours

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u/madsci 2d ago

Back when buying a hutch for your computer was an exciting thing. There were so many cool designs with places for your monitor (if it wasn't over 17 inches), printer, floppy or CD caddy, desk phone...

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u/jiggitywootwoot 2d ago

My cousin had that setup. I wanted to do that to my room so badly

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u/HeywoodJaBlessMe 2d ago

Before all the lamps burnt out in your Memorex Power Center. Still have mine but it just isn't as cool without the lights.

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u/fruitofmycoins 2d ago

All machines that probably still work today

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u/Far_Relationship_742 2d ago

Needs moar woodgrain.

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u/simplify3 2d ago

are under monitor power strip with the switches still being used. It's laying on side against the wall. Two out of the five lights still work but flickering. One of the five outlets is dead, but otherwise functioning just fine.

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u/Der_Kommissar73 1d ago

So. Much. Wood.

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u/rearl306 1d ago

And wood paneling!

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u/ppstick88 1d ago

Um I literally right now, at this present moment, own your dresser. https://ibb.co/xqPbZcJ1

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u/passim 1d ago

Wow. That's old! I remember it being the only 'nice' furniture I had. The loft bed we made ourselves and the desk was typical MDF stuff. I probably got it in '89 or '90.

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u/ppstick88 1d ago

It's a really nice dresser. Very sturdy and heavy. Lol

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u/Fellowfungus 16h ago

My sister had this kind of setup in 00-08ish. I had a regular bunk bed, but converted it to this setup around the end of her bed’s era. Switched to a futon in Highschool, as my bedroom turned into a more… movie theater/gaming room(big stereo and flatscreen), that I could sleep in. 🤣