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Throughout its life, INFO covered various Commodore computers starting with the Commodore 64. By 1986 it was already covering the Amiga and Commodore 128 as well. INFO has the distinction of being created entirely on home computer hardware, early on with the Commodore 64 and dot matrix printers and later with Amigas and laser printers. This month's cover was created with Deluxe Paint on the Amiga. Read more:…

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The cover states that this magazine is focusing exclusively on Apple, Commodore, IBM and Texas Instruments. While that doesn't sound all that exclusive, it does leave out one or two other platforms that were popular at the time, including the Atari 8-bit line. Volume 4, Issue Number 2 of Home Computer Magazine from 1984 includes the following: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/home-computer-magazine-vol-4 #retrocomputing

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There's a mix of photos in this set. The first was processed in February 1972 and looks like it is from a birthday party (or maybe even a baby shower but I can't make out what is on the cake). The second photo is dated December 1956 and shows someone's snow covered yard. The third is a macro of a Christmas tree light but it is not dated. Then finally we have a cat pic, also undated. Based on some previous photos, I'm guessing the undated ones are from the early 1970s but…

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Maximum PC is my favorite current PC magazine. It has been published since 1998 and really since 1996 when you take into account that it is a revamped version of boot which started in 1996. Given the relative lack of computer magazines these days, this one amazingly still survives. The February 2000 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-106817/@darth-azrael/maximum-pc-february-2000 #retrocomputing #PC #computers #technology

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Galerians is a survival horror game that was released in 2000 for the PlayStation (PS1). In look and feel, it is similar to Resident Evil. However, there are different game play mechanics that make it somewhat unique. First, instead of having guns, you have psychic powers. This mechanism makes it more difficult to fight multiple enemies but these powers can also be used for purposes other than just fighting (solving puzzles, manipulating objects, etc.) To make things a…

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None of the slides in this set were labeled or dated. At least three out of four appear to have been taken on Christmas morning (not 100% sure about the one with the cat). My best guess is that these photos are from close to 1970. The TV looks older than that but there's no reason bo believe it is a brand new TV. The record that can be seen on the couch is an album called NOW! by Cliff Barrows with the Kurt Kaiser Singers. I had a surprisingly hard time finding a release…

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I would argue that I'm pretty passionate about gaming despite the fact that I don't do it much these days (limited time, different priorities). Video/computer games were a big part of why I have the career I have today in software (though my job has nothing to do with making games). Memories of gaming from my childhood are some of the strongest and fondest memories I have. My first gaming memories include playing Omega Race and Pac-Man at a Pizza Hut with my Dad (probably…

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All of the photos in this set were processed in the early 1970s and were probably taken at that time. The first was processed in January 1972 and features a man and woman (probably husband and wife) standing outside a brick building. I'm guessing this was probably taken outside of a church. The next two were processed in August 1971 and shows a woman, small girl (probably mother and daughter) and dog. The last photo was also processed in August 1971 but appears to show the…

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Streets of Rage 2 is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up game that was originally released for the Sega Genesis in 1992 and was also ported to the Sega Master System and Game Gear (and other systems later on). It is generally considered to be the best in the series, one of the best games on the Genesis, and even one of the best games of all time. #retrogaming #GameGear

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"Have you ever wanted to head your own company? Are you tired of others making decisions that determine your daily fate? Or do you just want to conquer your friends in a battle of financial wit and skill?" These are the question posed by the ad for "Big Business" or to be literal, "Big Busine$S". Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/big-busineusds-dos-1991 #retrogaming #retrocomputing #DOS

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This post includes the contents of DM0913.DOC which is dated September 13th, 1985. I believe that ‘DM’ in this case stands for Direct Mail which appears to have been Delphi’s version of e-mail. This document contains several such emails from September 10th and 11th, 1985. Subject matter includes the possibility of using the SIG to sell items (adult books and perhaps toys) among other topics. Like most of this Delphi content, this looks like it was a raw dump of a terminal…

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Info is a magazine that was dedicated to Commodore computers and was produced using home computer equipment (the Commodore 64/128 and later the Amiga) and was remarkably successful for an independent publication. The first issue was published in 1983 using a Commodore 64 and dot matrix printer and the final issue was published in 1992. This issue is the November/December 1987 issue and is the annual games issue. Contents include: Read more:…

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None of the photos in this set are labeled or dated but it looks like another set of photos of buildings under various stages of construction from the early 1980s. The first photo shows what looks like a warehouse under construction. The second shows an apparently recently completed office building. The third photo is the most interesting to me. I assume the garage or perhaps showroom is recently completed construction but the more interesting items are the old Apache…

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While it was always my impression that Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu was better known on the TurboGrafx-16, it was in fact released a year earlier, in 1990, for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Needless to say, the NES release was not quite as graphically impressive as the TG-16 release. On either system I don't think it was a huge seller but the TurboGrafx-16 had fewer games so it was more easily noticed on that platform. Part of the problem of popularity had nothing to do…

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Commodore published a number of official publications over the years with Commodore Magazine being the final one. It covered the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Amiga. They did a pretty good job covering all three systems as opposed to reducing Commodore 8-bit coverage in favor of the Amiga. However, at the end of 1989 they ceased publication with some of the Commodore 64 columns being absorbed by RUN magazine. The March 1989 issue of Commodore Magazine includes: Read more:…

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None of the photos in this set are labeled or dated but it looks like another set of photos of buildings under various stages of construction from the early 1980s. The third photo is the most interesting to me and shows the interior of an office. It would be neat if there were an old CP/M or early DOS computer around but the closest thing is a typewriter. There is a red stapler though. My best guess is that the photographer was working for a construction company or general…

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Game Players started as a strategy guide for Nintendo games, then they started publishing a strategy guide for Sega Genesis games as well. Eventually they were combined and coverage was added for other machines as well and it became a more typical multi-format video games magazine. The April 1995 issue includes: Read more: https://blurt.blog/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/game-players-april-1995 #retrogaming #gaming

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AC's Tech for the Commodore Amiga was a technically oriented magazine dedicated to the Commodore Amiga. Every issue would be full of various hardware and software projects in addition to news and other more typical coverage of the Amiga. I can't find a date on it but this issue would be from late 1991 or early 1992 and includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/ac-s-tech-for-the #retrocomputing #Commodore #Amiga

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These slides are not labeled or dated but I believe they were taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s in Mexico. The first photo is of a shack but there isn't much to indicate where it was taken. The second photo appears to have been taken from the air. The writing on the wall near the lower right-hand quadrant appears to say "Gran Teocalli" or something like that along with an arrow (presumably pointing the way). The only reference I could find to that exact phrase was to a…

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Commodore User was a pretty long running Commodore magazine that initially covered the VIC-20 and Commodore 64 and later the Amiga. There may have briefly also been a bit of Commodore 16/Plus 4 coverage. While not strictly a gaming magazine initially, it was by the time 1987 rolled around. The December 1987 issue covered the Commodore 64 and Amiga and includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/commodore-user-december-1987 #retrogaming #retrocomputing…

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This seems to be another set of photos of new buildings or buildings under construction. These aren't labeled or dated but like a few recent similar sets I think these are from the early 1980s. The first is kind of interesting in that it shows the interior of a building with a forklift and I think a Rolls Royce inside. The next is a building with "Webco Distributing" signage. Looking up that name today leads to a fireplace distributor based in Texas. Not sure if it is the…

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In the early days of Family Computing, it was very much like other multi-format computer magazines of the time. It supported multiple computers with type-in programs, reviews, and various articles. Family Computing was somewhat unique in that it supported, at least to some degree, a large number of computers, including ones that were orphaned or no longer supported by the manufacturer (e.g. the Coleco Adam). Family Computing was published from 1983 until 2001. Contents of…

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This was the U.K.'s official Sega Saturn magazine. The Saturn didn't have a very long commercial life and so there weren't many magazines dedicated to it that lasted very long. At about 3 years this is probably one of the longest lived. The September 1998 issue, which was one of the last and already including Dreamcast coverage, includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/official-sega-saturn-magazine-september #retrogaming #Sega #Saturn

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All of the photos in this set were taken in August 1957. The first, though a bit overexposed, shows a young family. The second shows a girl playing with a cat with a ball of yarn in front of a 1950s era (of course) TV. The third shows three couples (Assuming one of the individuals is taking the picture) having a picnic or just hanging out by the shore of what is probably a lake or river. The last photo is of a group of kids. It looks like they are in a basement somewhere? It…

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The mid to late 1990s was such a boom time for video game magazines. In fact, one 200-300 (or more) page magazine wasn't enough for EGM so for a few years they published a second 100-200 page magazine each month called EGM 2 (or EGM^2 or EGM "squared" I guess). The March 1996 issue includes: Read more: https://hive.blog/hive-140217/@darth-azrael/egm-2-march-1996 #retrogaming

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