It’s cool. It’s a multi-purpose shape. It’s a box.
"True Stories", a film by David Byrne, 1986
Universal Machine Metaphor
For a few decades already, so many among us have spent their days strangely bent over, eyes roving and fingers flickering, one hand hovering over their work table, in front of what is called a “personal” computer. Ever since com-puting machines have come to surround us on all sides, become part and parcel of our work and leisu...