Got my hands on a BTicino Living Classic socket recently - the first modular series in Italy that actually looks very similar to modern ones (there are still some differences, such as requiring a special faceplate for Schuko modules, but it's very very close).
It's so interesting, since, as I said, it looks similar to modern stuff, but it's also old enough (this is from the 80s) that it was still from the age where non-Bipasso 16A sockets (ones that can't accept 10A plugs - easily seen in the image) were common.
It's also, yknow, very very 80s in design - like, come on, it looks so much like an old hifi or A/V component, especially in this ad
Or this one
Yeah this is really just... so cool. I hope to get more part and modules for this series in the future (you can still find them on ebay).
Honestly, not even joking here, I feel like the power socket aspect of retrocomputing has been entirely undervalued
I mean, really, think of the potential, you could have not just cool AF old computers and electronics but cool AF sockets to go along with them!
(also - spot the token ring connector)
