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This post includes the contents of DM0917.DOC which is dated September 17th, 1985. This is a screen capture of another mail reading session and relatively lengthy compared to some of the others. There are e-mails dated from September 15th, 1985 to September 17th, 1985. Some topics include help for a new user, computer shows, a “TIG*LINES” newsletter, more between Connie and Rod including part one of a biography from Rod, and plenty more. Read more:…
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You know you are near peak video game magazine publishing when there are two EGM magazines per month. EGM2 (read squared) was published for several years alongside EGM and offered a variety of bonus content. The July 1995 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/egm2-july-1995 #retrogaming #gaming
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Blue Print was one of those classic games I never really played until long after its prime. It was originally an arcade game from Bally/Midway that was released in 1982 but was ported to several popular home systems of the time, including the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Commodore 64 and Intellivision the following year. I guess it wasn't as popular as a number of other games at the time like Pac-Man, Galaga, etc. but it was popular enough to warrant home conversions by CBS.…
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ANALOG and Antic were the two most popular magazines that covered Atari 8-bit computers. While ANALOG stuck to being mostly 8-bit exclusive throughout its life, Antic moved to covering both the Atari ST and the 8-bit line when the ST was introduced. Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/antic-the-atari-resource-march #retrocomputing #Atari
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The contents of this post includes the contents of a document called PEGGY.DOC. I believe this was later pasted into an e-mail (from "Connie" to "Peggy") because I think the contents showed up in one of the earlier (and much longer) posts in this series that had a bunch of e-mail. Any time you were composing such an e-mail you would have wanted to do it locally on your computer because the risk was too great that you might be disconnected or something else might go wrong.…
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I figured I would throw my noise.app invite link in here for those who still need one. I'm not sure if the intent is for nose.app to eventually replace noise.cash or what. To have both seems a bit redundant. Overall, it seems similar to noise.cash but the interface is a little more up to date. I've only played around with it a minimal amount so far though. This invite is good for up to 25 people or 7 days, whichever comes first. You can use the link or scan the code:…
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Edge is a multi-format gaming magazine that was sort of a sister publication to Next Generation. At least, much of the content that was published in Edge was republished in Next Generation. the December 2004 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/edge-december-2004 #retrogaming #gaming
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The final photo was processed in September 1965 and was taken outside the Sahara Resort Motel in Miami Beach. Somewhat surprisingly, this motel that was built in 1957 still exists though it is known as Sahara Beach Club today. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-dafd19be2dd09 #slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome
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Amstrad had a major share of the computer market in the U.K. in the 1980s with the Amstrad CPC 464 and its successors which competed with the Commodore 64, Spectrum and other 8-bit computers. The Amstrad CPC is a Z80 based PC with 64K of RAM. It sold over 2 million units in Europe so was popular enough to have magazines dedicated to it. The December 1988 issue of Amstrad Computer User includes: Read more:…
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MegaCon 2010: Q&A with Nichelle Nichols Meet the original cast member from the TV series Star Trek as she discusses and answers questions about her vast career. This video was recorded by me at MegaCon 2010 in Orlando, Florida on March 13th, 2010. Watch here: https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@darth-azrael/thfjrkzk #StarTrek #NichelleNichols #Uhura #MegaCon
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The first photo shows an elderly gentleman taking a nap with a cat. There are some newspapers on the ground that I could come tantalizingly close to making out a headline to be able to exactly date this but i couldn't quite do it so the processing date of November 1965 is as close as I can get. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-7253052eb1d3 #slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak…
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Videogaming Illustrated is one of the more obscure video game magazines, primarily because of its short life. It lasted two years before folding. It was published from 1982 to 1984 so the video game crash probably had a lot to do with its demise. Changing their name twice probably didn't help either. Read more: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/videogaming-illustrated-february-1983-eb9ffdba3c3fa #retrogaming #gaming
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The Inspiron line has long been Dell's main consumer laptop models. The Inspiron 9400 was released in the 2005 time frame. It is for all practical purposes identical to the Inspiron E1705 and in fact the manuals were shared. They just had different default configuration options and were targeted at different markets. It is also substantially the same as the M90 and XPS models of the same time period, again, with different default configuration options. Read more:…
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The second photo is also from a picnic though it was processed in August 1965 so I assume it is from a different day. However, it does appear to have been taken in the same place. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-16115829a642e #slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome
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I was never really in to 3D fighting games. I wasn't even into 2D fighting games that much after Street Fighter II. I did play Marvel vs. Capcom, Darkstalkers and a couple of others occasionally though. The Soul Blade series is an exception though. Soul Blade (known as Soul Edge in Japan) was originally released as an arcade game before being ported to the PlayStation in 1995. It wasn't this game I started with though...I started with its sequel SoulCalibur on the Dreamcast…
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The Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine along with PSM were the two big PlayStation magazines. The Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine was associated with EGM but exclusively covered PlayStation hardware and software. It started off covering, as the name would suggest, the original PlayStation. It also covered the PS2 when it came along and eventually the PS3 and PSP as well. The October 1999 issue includes: Read more:…
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Electronic Gaming Monthly was perhaps the most popular and certain one of the longest lasting video game magazines in the U.S. The first issue came out in the late 1980s and it continued publication into the 2000s. The August 2002 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/electronic-gaming-monthly-august-2002 #retrogaming #gaming
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None of the slides in this set had any dates. However, they are all almost certainly from the mid to late 1960s and they all seem to have been taken on the same day (the first two definitely were). The first two feature what are probably the grand-kids over at their grandparents house. This house and its occupants have been featured in a number of photos from previous sets. See https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-6eb2a7bd86f63 for more info…
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Based on the decor I tend to think this was some sort of Valentine's dinner party though I suppose it could also be someone's anniversary. This couple seems to have had some sort of dinner party at every possible opportunity. For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-da00bdeef2182 #slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome
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Maximum PC and its predecessor 'boot' has always been by far my favorite computer related magazine. Maximum PC is still published today which is surprising given the state of magazines in general. I buy an issue occasionally and they seem to have maintained their quality fairly well. Anyway, the August/September 1996 issue was the very first one and featured the first 'Dream Machine' which they've had every year since. At times they have gotten a bit absurd with that with…