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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Advanced Computer Entertainment (October 1989) | PeakD

Advanced Computer Entertainment (October 1989) : Advanced Computer Entertainment, or ACE for short, was published in the U.K. and mostly covered computer games but also covered console games to some degree. In late 1989 that included the Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair Spectrum, PC (DOS), Nintendo (NES), and the Sega Master System. The October 1989 issue includes:

Friday, June 27, 2025

PC Magazine (May 28, 1985)

PC Magazine (May 28, 1985): Not only were 1980s issues of PC Magazine quite large (this one is around 375 pages), for a while it was also published every other week. The May 28, 1985 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (573-576)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (573-576): This photo was taken in Ponce De Leon Springs in Deland, Florida in 1956.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Maximum PC (August 2005)

Maximum PC (August 2005): Maximum PC, which start its life as boot, was my favorite PC magazine. It was oriented towards 'enthusiasts' such as gamers and those who like to build their own PCs, overclock, etc. It was published up until a a few years ago. The August 2005 issue includes:

Monday, June 23, 2025

PC World (January 1987)

PC World (January 1987) | PeakD: If you had a PC (meaning an IBM PC or compatible) or were thinking of getting one in the 1980s or 1990s, then PC World would probably have been a magazine you would have wanted. The January 1987 issue includes:

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (565-568)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (565-568): I can find no reference to the Hafford Trail but the "headwaters of the Suwannee River" would be the Okefenokee Swamp, near Fargo, Georgia. From there, the Suwannee River meanders into North Florida. See the link above for more photos from this set.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

PC Magazine (March 20, 1984)

PC Magazine (March 20, 1984): PC Magazine was one of the two biggest magazines dedicated to IBM PCs and compatibles from the early 1980s into the 2000s (the other being PC World). The March 20, 1984 issue of PC Magazine includes:

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (553-556)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (553-556): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico, likely in the early 1950s. These were all scanned from glass slides which faded from use in the 1950s in favor of cheaper technologies.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Compute! (February 1985)

Compute! (February 1985) | PeakD: Compute! was a great magazine for those with home computer in the 1980s, at least if you had one that it covered. In 1985 that meant the Commodore 64, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, and IBM PC.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (549-552)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (549-552): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico, likely in the early 1950s. These were all scanned from glass slides which faded from use in the 1950s in favor of cheaper technologies.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (545-548)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (545-548) | PeakD: believe that this photo was taken in Mexico some time in the 1950s. However, I am unsure of the exact location. See link above for more photos from this set.

Monday, June 9, 2025

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (533-536)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (533-536): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico, likely in the early 1950s. These were all scanned from glass slides which faded from use in the 1950s in favor of cheaper technologies. These all appear to be from the same event which looks like a bull fight.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (529-532)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (529-532): This photo from circa 1959 features a sign with a distances to nearby locations. These are all locations in Tennessee.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Digital Archaeology: HP Pavilion m7570n

Digital Archaeology: HP Pavilion m7570n: The HP Pavilion M7570N is a somewhat interesting machine. It was designed to be a multimedia hub and it certainly provided a lot of multimedia related functionality.

Monday, June 2, 2025

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (525-528)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (525-528): This photo features the Statue of Liberty from the water. This one is nice because you can also see the New York skyline in the background.

Sunday, June 1, 2025

MegaCon 2012: Emerald Rose (12) - The Queen of Argyll

MegaCon 2012: Emerald Rose (12) - The Queen of Argyll: Emerald Rose performs "The Queen of Argyll" at MegaCon 2012 in Orlando, Florida. This song was originally written and performed by a band called Silly Wizard but this was the first version I ever heard.