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Compute!'s Gazette was the Commodore 8-bit spin-off of Compute!. It covered mainly the Commodore 64 but also the VIC-20, Commodore 128, and Plus 4 / Commodore 16 depending on the time period. It was published for about 12 years in one form or another. The August 1983 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-s-gazette-august-1983
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All of these photos were processed in May 1965 but appear to have been taken around the holiday season. The first two look like they were taken on or near Christmas, presumably of 1964. The first features a group gathered around a Christmas tree... For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-ebay-set-1-fab20dd0f0e75
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Edge was more or less the U.K.'s version of Next Generation and in fact they shared content. It covered what were considered "next generation" systems at the time. In 1996 that included the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, the PC, arcade games and the brand new Nintendo 64. The August 1996 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/edge-august-1996
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In my mind, Street Fighter II was the last really hugely popular arcade game. Sales numbers would seem to back that up as Street Fighter II was behind only Space Invaders and Pac-Man in terms of number of machines sold. Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II are also high on the list but by comparison, the original Street Fighter II sold 60,000 machines (Street Fighter II Championship Edition sold even more at 140,000 machines). By comparison, the Mortal Kombat machines only…
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Pi is digital currency that operates on a "proof of click" concept. To mine Pi you simply use the Pi app on your phone and press a button every 24 hours. As time goes on, the mining rate goes down. The Pi network is still under development and has not gone live yet so Pi is not yet tradeable. However, in the last day or so, Pi has shown up on a couple of exchanges and the price has skyrocketed to well over $300 and as I write this is sitting at $283. So how can this be if Pi…
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None of the photos in this set are labeled or dated but they would have been taken some time in the mid to late 1960s. I'm not sure if these were all taken at the same event or not but at least the second one appears to have been taken at Easter. If you look closely, you can see Easter eggs and a chocolate bunny near the center of the table behind the candles. For more info and photos from this set, see…