Hear me out. I was a computer tech as a part time gig and people back then smoked in their homes a lot more than they do today. Well, maybe. I don’t actually know. But, they did smoke in their homes and the inside of these things would get this greasy, fuzzy, yellow, putrid smelling film on the inside.
I guess it wasn’t just eMachines, but this image has just the right amount of yellowing to trigger that core memory.
I repaired a neighbours computer about 15 years ago, he was a heavy smoker, inside was horrid, black or dark brown gunge and sticky dust all over case, fans, morherboard…well all of it, ended up accidently cutting my right leg on edge of case and I got a wart from it, after that I refused any more jobs from him 🙄
I can smell this picture.
Hear me out. I was a computer tech as a part time gig and people back then smoked in their homes a lot more than they do today. Well, maybe. I don’t actually know. But, they did smoke in their homes and the inside of these things would get this greasy, fuzzy, yellow, putrid smelling film on the inside.
I guess it wasn’t just eMachines, but this image has just the right amount of yellowing to trigger that core memory.
I repaired a neighbours computer about 15 years ago, he was a heavy smoker, inside was horrid, black or dark brown gunge and sticky dust all over case, fans, morherboard…well all of it, ended up accidently cutting my right leg on edge of case and I got a wart from it, after that I refused any more jobs from him 🙄
That’s a horrifying tale. I wouldn’t want that shit entering my body by any means.
Yup. Cig smoke with cat hair was worst.
We didn’t smoke or have pets in our house, those things just ended up looking like that.