Asmo
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There are a few with specific smells, even (or especially) when off. I have a few 48k ZX Spectrums that are still new in box - the series 2 in particular has a smell that is unmistakeable. Have tested this effect on several former Speccy owners, all immediately identified it! Must be a combo effect of Rubber, Manual and PCB chemicals. Maybe Clive's aftershave.The smell of old computers mainly comes from dust burning on the transformer, I suspect. With discs it's all about the noise: CHRRK, CHRRK.....CHRRK, whuppa whuppa whuppa TICK whuppa whuppa TICK.
Drive noises.. on the Atari ST some of us could tell what was loading quite often. I think I could still identify Carrier Command within seconds.. Whirrrr..Chrrk..Tick Tickketa Ticketta Ticketta...Chrrrk (pause)
Another suitable rectangular label and SD reader mini replica would be a Commodore CDTV or original Amiga CD-Rom drive, as the CDs were in rectangular caddies..
Label title on the 'CD' part.