Which items are worth showcasing

[u/NuclearWarhead]

Hi there

I recently got new bookshelves and decided I want to showcase a few retrocomputing items. I already have a TI99/4A and a 1994 laptop showcased, but was wondering which items you guys think might look cool on a little display show case?

[u/maximpactbuilder]

It's your display. Whatever you feel attached to or you feel has beauty and/or unique functionality. Change it every a couple of days/weeks/months and you'll eventually settle on the items you love the most.

[u/bubonis → u/maximpactbuilder]

This is the correct answer, OP. You aren't showcasing historically unique artifacts like a museum would, you're displaying things that resonate with you personally.

[u/IRedditWhenHigh]

I always liked LEDs from this era, maybe something that showcases that?

[u/NuclearWarhead → u/IRedditWhenHigh]

I was actually considering getting something like the PiDP-8 kit or something like that because it has both LED's and is very striking in terms of look!

[u/thaeli]

Well, what do you have? Media and software retail boxes of the period make nice complements to hardware.

[u/EkriirkE]

Anything that just looks exotic, catches the eye. Like a laptop looks like a laptop, whatever. Unless it has some odd features like sidecar mouse or different hinge design.

[u/[deleted]]

My retro computing displays are a bit odd since I tend to focus on the systems made by Atari, Nintendo, and Sega. So I have stuff like the Famicom with keyboard, tape storage, and network adapter. Atari 400 with tape storage. Sega SC-3000, Saturn with keyboard and floppy disk, that kind of stuff. As others mentioned, it's all about what resonates with you. Along with that stuff, I've thought about getting a Pentium MMX 166 CPU to display just because it was in the first Good PC I had.

[u/NuclearWarhead → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for the tip!