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'Archbishop' Gothic PC Looks Straight Out of an Old Church
Posted by Adam Frucci at 12:15 AM on August 12, 2008
Datamancer, the steampunk virtuoso who's created such pieces as the steampunk keyboard, LCD monitor and laptop, has just unveiled his latest creation: The Archbishop. It's a full PC made with stained glass that's more gothic than steampunk.
This is a PC/LCD/Keyboard/"Mouse" combo built using some of the more attractive design elements of the Gothic school of architecture. The LCD lives inside a scratch-built Gothic arch with quatrefoil designs and stained-glass doors. The PC case features the same Morisco-patterned glass, brass embellishments, a hinged lid for access to the drives and hardware, and soft, ambient red lighting. The PC is quite fast and is actually built as a gaming computer.
If you want to own this one-of-a-kind item, it'll be for sale at the Steampunk art show at the Hamptons Antique Galleries in Bridgehampton, NY between August 16 and August 24 (the perfect place to meet your future husband, ladies!). If it doesn't sell there, it'll go on eBay in September. [Datamancer]
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That One Guy..
Posted 12:27 AM 12/8/08
Yay, now i can school the Arch Bishop of Canterbury at DOOM once more!!
That One Guy..
Naoki
Posted 12:20 AM 12/8/08
good work, steampunk is always welcome in my book!
I think to make it look a little more realistic church-wise there should be an alterboy inside and a priest getting arrested
Naoki
Hiphopopotamus
Posted 12:19 AM 12/8/08
It looks amazing, but the fact it's a Datamancer piece illustrates the fact that Steampunk has jumped the shark and landed in the fetid cesspool of gothic teenage vampire crap. Start slapping crucifixes on all the shit you can find, folks!
Hiphopopotamus
SFLegend
Posted 1:46 AM 12/8/08
In the grim dark future of the 41st millenium, there are only casemods.
SFLegend
godwhacker
Posted 1:24 AM 12/8/08
the definition of a gramma's computer has been realized!
godwhacker
ANoel
Posted 1:57 AM 12/8/08
Like a Gothic fish... throw back.
ANoel
airfeed
Posted 2:33 AM 12/8/08
That doesn't even look good.. seriously. I know I wouldn't want that sitting any where in my house. Some steampunk things look cool, but that just doesn't.
airfeed
dedalus987
Posted 3:40 AM 12/8/08
that would go great with my dead-wood chapel in my backyard... i liked datamancer's keyboards but this is a bit much.
dedalus987
Hiphopopotamus
Posted 3:37 AM 12/8/08
@airfeed: Follow the link - that's probably the worst picture of the thing.
Hiphopopotamus
Diskoboy
Posted 8:35 AM 12/8/08
It looks more like an antique radio, to me.
Diskoboy