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Future Tense: The Star Trek PC

Posted 01/11/2012 at 3:00pm | by David Gerrold

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Last year, the editors of MaximumPC magazine tossed a challenge my way. “David, design your own dream machine.” So I wrote a column, specifying what kind of hardware I felt should be inside the box. The result was the Star Trek themed PC, designed by Mike Okuda and built by Bill Owen and the other fine folks at MNPCTECH.

But despite the lustworthy appeal of this machine, there’s another more important point to make. As much fun as it is to build an impressive dream machine and show it off at Comic-Con, the ultimate goal of any computer has to be functionality, because MaximumPC isn’t just about maximum specs or even maximum performance. It’s about maximum usability.

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Comic-Con 2011: 43 Photos from the Show Floor

Posted 07/21/2011 at 3:51pm | by The Maximum PC Staff

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It is with a particular mix of eager excitement and apprehensive trepidation that we prepare ourselves every year for Comic Con. Between the panels, the announcements, the previews, the games, the costumes and the crush of super fans, it's often a geek overload. However, who better to tackle such a monstrous event than the Maximum PC staff?

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