In episode 155 of Hemispheric Views, I reminisced with Andrew and Jason about the old R2-D2 USB hub that sat on my family’s computer desk and which I purchased during a holiday in Japan. In all of its cheesy glory, you can see it in the image below, sitting next to our old iMac Intel Core 2 Duo in 2012. (Also, get a load of Mac OS X and all of its retro icons!)
Although the data transfer was incredibly slow, I loved that R2-D2 chirped and moved every time I plugged something into it. It was so whimsical!
Make sure to listen to the episode (linked above) to learn how this peripheral confused the heck out of our nextdoor neighbour. We’d love to know what listeners remember from their desks in the past, so tell us on Mastodon (using #old, #HVDeskPeripherals or whatever floats your boat); otherwise, feel free to share it in our Hemispheric Discord.
Lounge Ruminator 