AI image generation is a great way to put a picture on a idea. Sometimes it's VERY bad, but oftentimes I find it inspiring. I had some fun trying to conjure up a project picture for this one and I thought it might be interesting to compare some prompts and the results I got.

First Iteration

"A vintage macintosh plus, in black, with a color image of a persimmon fruit on the screen".ROFL, absolutely terrible. Totally NOT what I had in mind. But this one actually had the color image of the fruit on the screen which I would not get again. Interesting...

Second Iteration

"A vintage macintosh plus computer with a black case, with a color image of a persimmon fruit on the screen".Kinda getting there? The shape of the machine is more like it, the detached keyboard is good. The "pale green when off" and very bulbous CRT looks 70s like though. I guess the fruit is ON the screen alright... Let's get another one with the same prompt and compare.

Third Iteration

"A vintage macintosh plus computer with a black case, with a color image of a persimmon fruit on the screen".

Whoa that one is a bit too close for comfort. I guess the Twiggy Mac Prototype just popped out of the training set! It's somehow totally IT and totally NOT IT at the same time. Lets try something else.

Fourth Iteration

"A vintage japanese computer from 1986 with a black case, displaying a color image of a persimmon fruit on the screen".Kinda cool. Not what I had in mind but I get it. The mouse is HUGE. Let's try the same one again.

Fifth Iteration

"A vintage japanese computer from 1986 with a black case, displaying a color image of a persimmon fruit on the screen".

Cool again. The fruit dissolved into the case? There is something MSX-ish about the keyboard shape. I wonder what the weird peripheral is. Perhaps 1986 is too beige? I want black like the X68000 dammit. Well that came out in 1987 so...

Sixth Iteration

"A black japanese computer from 1987 displaying a color image of a persimmon fruit on a macintosh-like screen".

That's it. By far my favorite. Maybe if we try again it will get even better?

Seventh Iteration

"A black japanese computer from 1987 displaying a color image of a persimmon fruit on a macintosh-like screen"

Holy mother of yikes! I can't even... I think that's enough... I'll keep the other one!