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Aegean Sea (website)
“A clean paradise, kept spotless to the very last tide.”
“Nine million pixels before anyone knew what to do with them.”
The IBM T220 and T221 were 22.2-inch LCD monitors packing a 3840×2400 resolution — 9,216,000 pixels at 204 ppi, roughly double the density of contemporary monitors and approaching the look of printed paper. Trade journals called the family 'Big Bertha,' which tells you both how respected and how enormous it was. For the few who could afford the roughly $8,400 price tag in 2003, it was print-quality computing years ea
IBM sold them between 2001 and 2005, then let the line go, as such buyers were few and the market wasn't ready. High-resolution displays stayed niche for nearly a decade until Retina-style screens made density mainstream. Big Bertha wasn't wrong — it was just early, which is its own kind of honor.
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“A clean paradise, kept spotless to the very last tide.”
“Alfa's Violin has played its last movement, and the garage is quieter for it.”
“Went out at 9,800 rpm, carburetors intact, dignity fully intact.”