Explaining the origin of cyberdecksfrom @fdotinc

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This post apocalyptic resource from war zones is now a modern day form of techno artistic expression. Back in the seventies and eighties, the military had these rugged boxy field computers best to withstand combat conditions like dust, shock or extreme heat. One One of them even went into space. But in 1984, science fiction writer William Gibson wrote a book called Neuromancer in which he imagined hackers building their own portable computers from military and black market scraps. He called them cyberspace decks which was shortened to the cyberdeck. But fast forward forty years and people, like we tend to do, have brought fiction into reality. Makers and builders everywhere have hunted down actual military surplus like old radio cases, ammo boxes, and pelican cases to then combine with cheap computer boards like raspberry pies to create their own cyberdecks in real life. But the curious thing is that it doesn't even stop at military gear anymore. Everyday people are upcycling anything from purses to toolboxes to even briefcases into their own cyberdecks because these bulky lovable mini computers were never about their utility, but about making building hardware deeply personal and accessible to anyone. No, what will you build your cyberdeck out of?