Happy 8600

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[[Image:Happy8600.png|thumb|Happy 8600: Homestar Runner's Laptop.]]
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[[Image:Happy8600.png|thumb|Happy 8600: Homestar Runner's laptop.]]
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Happy 8600 is the Laptop that [[Homestar Runner]] uses in [[email thunder]].  Strong Bad liberally applies a 10-liter bottle of [[Mountain Dew]] to the "Happy", with spectacular results.
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'''Happy 8600''' is the laptop that [[Homestar Runner]] uses in [[email thunder]].  Strong Bad liberally applies an enormous bottle of [[Mountain Dew]] to the "Happy", with spectacular results. It seems to have been replaced with the [[Arturo 9000]].
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It is apparently produced by the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] company, as made evident by the Tandy logo on the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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==Quick Facts==
==Quick Facts==
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'''Debut:''' First seen in the email "email thunder".
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'''Debut:''' [[email thunder]]
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'''[[Font]]:''' Green Screen
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'''Font:''' [[Fonts#Green Screen|Green Screen]]
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'''Emails checked on the computer so far:''' at least 49
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==Colors==
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'''Black:''' Background color
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'''White:''' Text color
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==Programs==
==Programs==
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*An email client — The file name of the client has never been revealed.
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'''hremail''' — though the actual program name is unknown
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==The Real Computer==
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The Happy 8600 is modeled after an [[Wikipedia:OLPC XO-1|XO-1]], an inexpensive laptop distributed as part of the [[Wikipedia:One Laptop per Child|One Laptop per Child]] project. The laptop was made available to North American consumers during the 2007 holiday season in a "Give 1 Get 1" offer. Ironically, the XO-1 keyboard is designed to resist liquids.
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==Concept==
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The Happy 8600 is modeled after an XO-1, an inexpensive model distributed as part of the One Laptop Per Child project. The laptop was made available to North American consumers during the 2007 holiday season in a "Give 1 Get 1" offer. Ironically, the XO-1 keyboard is designed to resist liquids.
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==Fun Facts==
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A possible [[Appearance Inspired Work|influence]] to the Happy 8600's appearance is when [[The Brothers Chaps]], along with other Internet celebrities, signed a XO-1 laptop at [[ROFLCon - 26 Apr 2008|ROFLCon]] that was later auctioned for charity.
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*[[The Brothers Chaps]] signed a XO-1 laptop at [[ROFLCon - 26 Apr 2008|ROFLCon]] that was later [http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=30 auctioned for charity].
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[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Computers]]

Revision as of 06:11, 9 February 2017

Happy 8600: Homestar Runner's laptop.

Happy 8600 is the laptop that Homestar Runner uses in email thunder. Strong Bad liberally applies an enormous bottle of Mountain Dew to the "Happy", with spectacular results. It seems to have been replaced with the Arturo 9000.

It is apparently produced by the Tandy company, as made evident by the Tandy logo on the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Quick Facts

Debut: email thunder

Font: Green Screen

Programs

  • An email client — The file name of the client has never been revealed.

The Real Computer

The Happy 8600 is modeled after an XO-1, an inexpensive laptop distributed as part of the One Laptop per Child project. The laptop was made available to North American consumers during the 2007 holiday season in a "Give 1 Get 1" offer. Ironically, the XO-1 keyboard is designed to resist liquids.

A possible influence to the Happy 8600's appearance is when The Brothers Chaps, along with other Internet celebrities, signed a XO-1 laptop at ROFLCon that was later auctioned for charity.

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