Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (521-524)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (521-524): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico, likely in the early 1950s. These were scanned from glass slides which were not common after the 1950s.

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (December 1988)

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (December 1988) | PeakD: While VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was never as popular as EGM or GamePro, it was my personal favorite video game magazine. The December 1988 issue was the first issue. I think it was the following year when I started buying issues on a regular basis. This issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (517-520)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (517-520) | PeakD: The third photo was taken in Key West at the transition between Truman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard. See link for more.

Computer Shopper (October 2000)

Computer Shopper (October 2000): Computer Shopper was a phone book sized magazine that peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Though it was perhaps best known for being an excellent resource for ordering computer systems or parts, it also had plenty of great content in the form of articles and reviews. The October 2000 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (513-516) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (513-516): This photo was taken in Miami. It looks like it was taken in a park looking towards the Columbus Hotel. This hotel had a restaurant at the top called Top of the Columbus that overlooked Miami and Biscayne Bay. This hotel was built in 1926 but demolished in 1988

TimeSplitters 2 (GameCube)

TimeSplitters 2 (GameCube): First Person Shooters have never really been my favorite genre of game. Yet some of the fondest gaming memories I have are of playing the couple of FPS games that I have played extensively. The first two were Doom and Doom 2 which I spent a lot of time playing between 1994 and 1998. Not so much for the single player story mode but for the death match play which was pretty novel at the time. The next FPS style games I played significantly were TimeSplitters. At the time, it seemed like these were forever after Doom 2 but it really wasn't THAT long. TimeSplitters was released in 2000 and TimeSplitters 2 was released in 2002.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (509-512)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (509-512): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico likely in the early 1950s. These are scanned from glass slides which were no longer generally produced after the 1950s.

Commodore User (September 1984)

Commodore User (September 1984): Commodore User was a magazine dedicated to Commodore computer users that was published in the U.K. In 1984 that mostly meant the Commodore 64 and VIC-20 which was already fading away. The September 1984 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (505-508)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (505-508): Based on the timing and subject matter, these may have been taken at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Museum / Washington Navy Yard Museum which became the National Museum of the United States Navy in 1962.

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – DM0127.DOC

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – DM0127.DOC : This post includes the contents of DM0127.DOC. It contains what looks like an e-mail reading session with e-mails dated in late January 1985.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (501-504)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (501-504): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico likely in the early 1950s. These are scanned from glass slides which were no longer generally produced after the 1950s.

Atlas V Launch of the Solar Orbiter (2020-02-10)

Atlas V Launch of the Solar Orbiter (2020-02-10): This video features a launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the European's Space Agency's Solar Orbiter. This was recorded from my backyard on Sunday night, February 20th, 2020.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (401-404)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (401-404): All of the photos in this set were taken somewhere in Mexico, likely in the early 1950s. These were scanned from glass slides which you didn't really see after the 1950s.

Zaxxon (Commodore 64) | PeakD

Zaxxon (Commodore 64): Zaxxon was originally released as an arcade game by Sega in early 1982. It was ultimately ported to a variety of home systems, including a version for the Commodore 64 by Synapse in 1984.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (397-400)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (397-400): Like other recent sets, all of the photos in this set were taken in the 1950s. I believe most of these were taken in Florida probably in the Spring of 1959.

Maximum PC (January 2006)

Maximum PC (January 2006) | PeakD: Maximum PC was my favorite PC magazine. It had a pretty long life with the first issue being published in September 1998 and the last print issue coming in April 2023. Unlike some magazines, it maintained a fairly consistent quality. It limped on another couple of years as a digital only magazine but the last issue in that form was published last month. Sadly, Maximum PC is officially, completely dead. The January 2006 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (393-396)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (393-396): This photo shows a monument that Google Images identifies as the Monumento de Buena Amistad (Monument of Good Friendship) south of Actopan, Mexico which was built to commemorate the completion of the Pan-American Highway. It's likely that the other photos in this set were taken along or near this highway in Mexico.

Compute! (January 1982)

Compute! (January 1982): Compute!, at least in its earlier days, exclusively covered computers based on the 6502 CPU. In early 1982 these included the Commodore PET, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, VIC-20, and others. The January 1982 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (389-392)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (389-392): Based on the building right above the car, this photo was taken in Taxco. The writing says "Estudios Taxco S.A." and below that "Lila Bath". Apparently, Lila Bath was a distinguished fashion designer.

MegaCon 2012: Emerald Rose (11) - Never Split The Party

MegaCon 2012: Emerald Rose (11) - Never Split The Party: Emerald Rose performs "Never Split The Party" at MegaCon 2012 in Orlando, Florida.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (385-388) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (385-388): All of the photos in this set were taken somewhere in Mexico, most likely in the early 1950s.

Amiga Power (December 1991)

Amiga Power (December 1991): Amiga Power was a magazine dedicated to gaming on the Amiga that was published in the U.K. between 1991 and 1996. Issue Number 8 from December 1991 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (381-384)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (381-384): These photos were all taken circa 1959 in Kentucky, Florida and New York.

Digital Archaeology: Getac S400

Digital Archaeology: Getac S400 | PeakD: The Getac S400 is a ruggedized laptop. Ruggedized laptops have features that let them hold up better in more extreme environments (outdoors, industrial settings, etc.). They include things like a heavier duty case (thin and light they are not), shock absorbing hard drive caddy, port covers, etc. As far as the internals, this laptop includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (377-380)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (377-380) | PeakD: All of the photos in this set were taken some time in the 1950s in Mexico.

Computer Video Games (December 1990)

Computer + Video Games (December 1990): Computer & Video Games had a few slight name variations over the years (Computer + Video Games here) but it was the longest continuously published video game magazine that I am aware of. It covered both consoles and computers though coverage seemed to be heavier on the computer side, particularly during the 80s (though I suppose there was more to cover). The December 1990 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (373-376)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (373-376): These photos were all taken in Florida circa 1959.

PC World (September 1985)

PC World (September 1985) | PeakD: PC World was one of the most popular PC specific magazines from the 1980s through the 1990s and beyond. I didn't even have my Commodore 64 yet it 1985 but if I had a PC, I probably would have been getting this magazine. The September 1985 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (369-372)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (369-372): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico, most likely in the early to mid 1950s.

Brevard Renaissance Fair 2020: The Craic Show (18) - Step It Out Mary

Brevard Renaissance Fair 2020: The Craic Show (18) - Step It Out Mary: The Craic performs 'Step It Out Mary' at the 2020 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (365-368)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (365-368): Like all of the recent sets I've posted, this one is from circa 1959 (likely Spring 1959).