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[[Image:tangerine dreams.PNG|thumb|right|Tangerine Dreams in [[weird dream]]]]
[[Image:tangerine dreams.PNG|thumb|right|Tangerine Dreams in [[weird dream]]]]
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'''Tangerine Dreams''' was [[The Cheat]]'s [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] computer. He used it to make Flash cartoons including [[The Cheat Theme Song]], [[Everybody to the Limit]], [[Main Page 15]], and [[Powered by The Cheat|many more]]. It has also been used by [[Strong Bad]], in lieu of the [[Tandy 400]] due to its inoperability, to [[Strong Bad Email|check his email]] in [[weird dream]].
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'''Tangerine Dreams''' was [[The Cheat]]'s [[Wikipedia:iMac G3|iMac G3]] computer. He used it to make Flash cartoons including [[The Cheat Theme Song]], [[Everybody to the Limit]], [[Main Page 15]], and [[Powered by The Cheat|many more]]. It has also been used by [[Strong Bad]], in lieu of the [[Tandy 400]] due to its inoperability, to [[Strong Bad Email|check his email]] in [[weird dream]]. In [[redesign]], it was replaced with [[Monosodium Dreams]].
== Known Installed Applications ==
== Known Installed Applications ==
*SB Email (email client w/ Dream Viewer)
*SB Email (email client w/ Dream Viewer)
*[[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]]
*[[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]]
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*[[Macromedia Flash]]
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*[[Flash|Macromedia Flash 5 or earlier]]
*An Image-Editing Program
*An Image-Editing Program
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*[[Wikipedia:TextEdit|TextEdit]]
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*[[Wikipedia:SimpleText|SimpleText]]
== The Real Computer ==
== The Real Computer ==
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The computer that appears in [[Labor Dabor]] appears to be a [http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/dv.shtml Slot-Loading Tangerine iMac DV] running [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]] [[Wikipedia:Mac OS 9|9]]. The first slot-loading iMacs were released in the fall of 1999 and were offered in six colors, including Tangerine.
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The computer that appears in [[Labor Dabor]] appears to be a {{w|iMac G3#Second generation|Tangerine colored second-generation slot-loading iMac G3}}, possibly a DV or Special Edition, running [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]] [[Wikipedia:Mac OS 9|9]]. The computer featured either a 350, 400 or 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, supported up to 1 GB of ram, and contained a 6, 10, or 13 GB hard drive. The first slot loading iMacs were released October 4, 1999 and were offered in six colors, including Tangerine.
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The logo on Tangerine Dreams (the same logo as on the [[Tandy 400]])—a rainbow-colored star with a bite taken out of its side—is a play on the old Apple logo, a rainbow apple with a bite missing.
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The logo on Tangerine Dreams (the same logo as on the [[Tandy 400]]){{--}}a rainbow-colored star with a bite taken out of its side{{--}}is a play on the old Apple logo, a rainbow apple with a bite missing.
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Image:cheatroom.png|Tangerine Dreams from the back.
Image:cheatroom.png|Tangerine Dreams from the back.
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== New Computer ==
 
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[[Image:New iMac.png|thumb|iMac Dreams]]
 
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:''Main article: [[Monosodium Dreams]]''
 
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In the email [[redesign]], The Cheat was shown designing a new [[No Loafing Sign]] graphic with a new iMac, preferably a Intel Core Duo with a  [[Wikipedia:iSight|built-in iSight]]
 
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The new computer features an Apple wireless mouse, [[Wikipedia:Apple Mighty Mouse|Mighty Mouse]], as Strong Bad tells The Cheat to "quit rubbin' that plastic bar of soap on the desk." Despite Strong Bad's clear misunderstanding of the purpose of a mouse, he uses a mouse (or at least a cursor) in [[lunch special]]. Also, because it has a flat panel display, Strong Bad criticizes it for not being able to print, because "Somebody sliced off the back of [The Cheat's] monitor." The new computer features an integrated [[Wikipedia:ISight|iSight]] webcam, and has been called "Monosodium Dreams" by [[Mike Chapman]].
 
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*The [[Fonts]] used for Tangerine Dreams are Chicago for the menu and Courier New for the email client.
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*{{w|Tangerine Dream}} is a German electronica group active since 1967. The band is famous for pioneering the use of synthesizers in electronic music.
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*The name Tangerine Dreams comes from the page title of the email [[weird dream]]. While the computer is never directly referred to by this name within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, [[Mike Chapman]] indirectly confirmed that it is the computer's name in the [[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary for redesign]].
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*Although the computer is never explicitly referred to as "Tangerine Dreams" within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, the name is seen in the [[Strong Bad Email Page Titles|page title]] of the Strong Bad Email [[weird dream]]. [[Mike Chapman]] referred to Tangerine Dreams by name in the [[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for [[redesign]].
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*The new computer's mouse has no button, rendering it nearly useless.
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*The [[fonts]] used for Tangerine Dreams are Chicago for the menu and Courier New for the email client.
== Appearances ==  
== Appearances ==  
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*[[New Boots]]
*[[New Boots]]
*[[Main Page 22]]
*[[Main Page 22]]
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*[[Loading Screens]]
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*[[Back to a Website]]
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Current revision as of 10:21, 20 April 2025

Tangerine Dreams in weird dream

Tangerine Dreams was The Cheat's iMac G3 computer. He used it to make Flash cartoons including The Cheat Theme Song, Everybody to the Limit, Main Page 15, and many more. It has also been used by Strong Bad, in lieu of the Tandy 400 due to its inoperability, to check his email in weird dream. In redesign, it was replaced with Monosodium Dreams.

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[edit] Known Installed Applications

[edit] The Real Computer

The computer that appears in Labor Dabor appears to be a Tangerine colored second-generation slot-loading iMac G3, possibly a DV or Special Edition, running Mac OS 9. The computer featured either a 350, 400 or 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, supported up to 1 GB of ram, and contained a 6, 10, or 13 GB hard drive. The first slot loading iMacs were released October 4, 1999 and were offered in six colors, including Tangerine.

The logo on Tangerine Dreams (the same logo as on the Tandy 400)—a rainbow-colored star with a bite taken out of its side—is a play on the old Apple logo, a rainbow apple with a bite missing.

The Tangerine Dreams' logo.

Tangerine Dreams appearing in puppet form in Labor Dabor

Tangerine Dreams appearing in Powered By The Cheat form

The virus'd Tangerine Dreams shown in Main Page 22.

A shot of the entire Tangerine Dreams from huttah!.

Tangerine Dreams from the back.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

  • Tangerine Dream is a German electronica group active since 1967. The band is famous for pioneering the use of synthesizers in electronic music.
  • Although the computer is never explicitly referred to as "Tangerine Dreams" within the Homestar Runner body of work, the name is seen in the page title of the Strong Bad Email weird dream. Mike Chapman referred to Tangerine Dreams by name in the DVD commentary for redesign.
  • The fonts used for Tangerine Dreams are Chicago for the menu and Courier New for the email client.

[edit] Appearances

The Cheat's computers
Tangerine Dreams (2002–2004) · Monosodium Dreams (2006–2014) · Intel-based iMac (2018–)
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