Compy 386
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[[Image:compy_386_side_view.png|thumb|left|Side view seen in [[fingers]]]] | [[Image:compy_386_side_view.png|thumb|left|Side view seen in [[fingers]]]] | ||
[[Image:compy386.PNG|thumb|right|A spectacle computer]] | [[Image:compy386.PNG|thumb|right|A spectacle computer]] | ||
| - | The '''Compy 386''' was [[Strong Bad]]'s second computer, and in his words, "a spectacle of graphics and sound." He used this machine to answer his [[Strong Bad Email]]s after the Tandy 400 was thrown out at the beginning of "invisibility". This machine was built by [[Compy, Inc]] and seemed to have [[ | + | The '''Compy 386''' was [[Strong Bad]]'s second computer, and in his words, "a spectacle of graphics and sound." He used this machine to answer his [[Strong Bad Email]]s after the Tandy 400 was thrown out at the beginning of "invisibility". This machine was built by [[Compy, Inc]] and seemed to have [[couch patch/something against The Cheat]]. |
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== Quick Facts == | == Quick Facts == | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 22 January 2005
The Compy 386 was Strong Bad's second computer, and in his words, "a spectacle of graphics and sound." He used this machine to answer his Strong Bad Emails after the Tandy 400 was thrown out at the beginning of "invisibility". This machine was built by Compy, Inc and seemed to have couch patch/something against The Cheat.
Quick Facts
Debut: invisibility
Interactive Feature: You can click on the little wheel to change the screen contrast from black to blue.
Death: Destroyed by Bubs' shotgun after being infected by viruses in the email "virus." Bubs later sold it to Homestar Runner as seen in the Broken Compy Menu.
Replacement: Lappy 486 in the email "animal."
The Real Computer
Like the Tandy 400, this was an almost-reference to a real computer. There was a 386 processor, which was very popular in its day, but there was no company called "Compy" that made a 386 version of their computer. He seems to be using a DOS, but in "big white face" we see him emulating an early version of Mac OS. The "386" logo in "invisibility" is most likely a reference to the real-life logo of IBM.
The design of the computer itself seems to be a take on the old Compaq Deskpro 386, which has a similar monitor and keyboard. However, The monitor in the Puppet Time movie is an old Apple II monitor. The keyboard is a recent model of the Dell QuietKey keyboard that came with earlier Dell computers.
Interestingly, if you look at both the exploded Compy 386 and Tandy 400, you will notice they both contain identical gears and fans, despite being a different manufacturer and generation of computer.
| Preceded by: Tandy 400 | Strong Bad Emails 41 - 119 | Succeeded by: Lappy 486 |
