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 and photos from this set.
#slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome
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
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: https://hive.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/official-u-s-playstation-magazine
#retrogaming #PlayStation #PS2 #PlayStation2
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 in 1998 and while I played it quite a bit, I never tried any of the sequels of which there have been many. However, Soul Blade is where it all started.
Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/soul-blade-playstation
#retrogaming #gaming #SoulBlade #PlayStation #PS1 #PSX
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
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: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-dell-inspiron-9400
#retrocomputing #DigitalArchaeology #Dell #Inspiron
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
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 #Kodachrome
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
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: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/amstrad-computer-user-december-1988
#retrocomputing #Amstrad
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
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
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: https://noise.app/invite/ikrfrpxx
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. Plus, you might very well be paying by the minute for your connection time.
Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-codex-floppy-disk-8-part-13
#retrocomputing #DigitalArchaeology #Delphi #telecommunications
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
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.
Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/blue-print-cbs-electronics-1983
#retrogaming #BluePrint #gaming
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
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: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-floppy-disk-10-f9074e3291c96
#DigitalArchaeology #retrocomputing #Delphi #telecommunications
Pro/Files was an official Kaypro publication that covered their computers. Kaypro initially built portable CP/M based computers designed to compete with Osbourne. Later they built PC compatibles but they didn't survive long after that. The September/October 1983 issue includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/pro-files-september-october-1983
#retrocomputing #Kaypro #CPM
Antic was one of the biggest Atari 8-bit magazines in North America. It also covered the Atari ST at times. The June 1986 issue includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-106817/@darth-azrael/antic-june-1986
#retrocomputing #Atari #Atari800XL #Atari600XL
The One is a gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. in the early 1990s. It covered multiple 16-bit platforms throughout its life, mostly the Amiga and Atari ST. However, in May 1992 it was just the Amiga. Contents includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/the-one-may-1992
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #Commodore #Amiga
The Craic performs Nonsuch at the 2020 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida. See the video here: https://hive.blog/hive-181335/@darth-azrael/zinkhrnl
#music #Celtic #TheCraic #TheCraicShow #renfair
Compute! was one of the better multi-format computer magazines of the 1980s (and early 1990s). In 1981, Compute! was focused on computers based on the 6502 CPU. At the time, this included the Commodore PET, Atari 8-bit and Apple II in addition to more obscure entries like the KIM and others. The November 1981 issue includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-november-1981-fbb2457ad004a
#retrocomputing
Electronic Games is really the father of all video game magazines. While there was a video game magazine or two that were published shortly before Electronic Games, I don't think there are any the predate the column that spawned Electronic Games. The August 1982 issue includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/electronic-games-august-1982
#retrogaming #gaming
Stary Olsa performs "Drumul Draculi" at the 2018 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida (2018-01-20).
https://blurt.blog/music/@darth-azrael/brevard-renaissance-fair-2018-stary-olsa-part-13-drumul-draculi
#music
The Atari Connection was a magazine/newsletter published by Atari's computer division covering their home computers. It was published quarterly from 1981 through 1984 so it would have primarily covered the Atari 400, Atari 800 as well as the XL series. The premiere issue from Spring 1981 includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/the-atari-connection-spring-1981
#retrocomputing #Atari #Atari400 #Atari800
The first photo in this set is the most interesting. It shows a "modern" kitchen probably in a model home. The processing date I had recorded was September 1962. I don't think that can be right though...this looks more like perhaps 1972 or so. First because there is a microwave (at least I think that's what it is). There is conflicting info on the interwebs about when these became available. Some sources say 1967 but others say that the first home microwave was sold by Tappan in 1955. In either case, 1962 seems pretty early to see this in an average kitchen. Just below the microwave there is what I first though was a dishwasher. However, I believe it is a trash compactor. These also didn't become common until the 1970s. In any case, I likely misread the date or assigned it to the wrong file.
For more info and photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-oestreicher-1697-1700
#slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome
The first photo in this set is dated July 28th, 1957 and is labeled "Sunset at Farragut". I'm assuming Farragut, Tennessee. The second photo is not labeled or dated but was probably also taken in the late 1950s. It shows a man sitting in a chair with a drink. The third photo shows three individuals sitting down at some kind of formal dinner. It is not labeled or dated but was also likely taken in the late 1950s. The last photo is a macro of a flower, also likely taken in the late 1950s.
For more info and the other photos from this set, see https://hive.blog/photography/@darth-azrael/vintage-photos-oestreicher-1693-1696
#slides #vintage #photos #film #photography #Kodak #Kodachrome
Commodore User was one of a number of Commodore specific magazines published in the U.K. In 1985 is was covering the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and C-16/Plus 4. Of course, the Commodore 64 was the dominant machine. The August 1985 issue includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-106817/@darth-azrael/commodore-user-august-1985
#retrocomputing #Commodore #Commodore64
Mega Play was a Sega specific magazine covering mostly the Sega Genesis, Game Gear and related accessories. It was published by the same publishers as EGM so for a while they were publishing EGM, EGM2, Mega Play, and Super Play (a Super Nintendo magazine). The first issue of Mega Play was included as a freebie with EGM. The November/December 1991 issue includes:
Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/mega-play-november-december-1991
#retrogaming #Sega #Genesis #SegaGenesis #GameGear
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