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Timewarp: Atomic Labs 2004

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By Justin Robinson
Mar 27, 2009 | 13 Comments
Tags: Labs | photo | tour | old

Never-before-seen pics of what the old Atomic Labs were like.

We showed you what the current Atomic Labs looked like just a few days ago, with a nice walkthrough of some of the most exciting parts of the Labs in 2009.

What we haven't shown yet is what the Labs used to look like, back in 2004 when tech was abundantly older, and amusingly everywhere.

Luckily we found some pics lying around on a server buried in the back of a room somewhere (we think it's been there for a while), and figured we'd share the love.

Just check out the gallery of pics to see the Labs-that-were, ancient CRT monitors, piles of cardboard boxes, someone actually buried underneath them, test rigs and tech a-plenty.

Oh, and feel free to bask in the nice, warm Atomic powered glow.

 

 
 
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index680i
Mar 27, 2009 2:44 PM
shes dirty man!
Flouncy
Mar 27, 2009 3:06 PM
The "unknown tester" is Nathan Davies.
TheFrunj
Mar 27, 2009 3:10 PM
Oh, awesome, thanks Flouncy. Neither DH nor I could identify him!

-JR
orcone
Mar 27, 2009 3:21 PM
Bloody youngins taking over Atomic...
Krispy89
Mar 27, 2009 3:30 PM
Still looks the same then as it is now, a bloody mess.
ahsoka
Mar 27, 2009 3:44 PM
How did you take these pictures? Are you currently testing a TARDIS?
MedicineBaby
Mar 27, 2009 6:23 PM
LOL!

Is it just me or were they operating out of a store room? And how did they manage to get into the room?
hello0011
Mar 27, 2009 9:06 PM
looks similar to my workshop LOL! its funny how quickly shit seems to build up when you don't realize it...
CK
Mar 29, 2009 9:44 AM
Is Nathan using an early mind control device to play that game? The keyboard and mouse aren't being used, or are his hands just...elsewhere.
Hellfire29
Apr 1, 2009 10:38 PM
It looks like he's playing Deus Ex, or some other game using a similar screen layout.
yoink
Apr 2, 2009 6:55 PM
It looks like a doom 3 loading screen to me, dunno Im probably wrong.
nizmow
Apr 3, 2009 4:24 PM
I love the Dreamcast on the shelf.
plaztik
Apr 15, 2009 3:56 PM
LOL Cramped!!!
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