PC Magazine (August 1982)

The IBM PC was a year old when this issue of Pc Magazine was on the stands. Going by page count, which was over 225 pages for this issue, there was already a ton of advertising behind PC products. The August 1982 issue of PC Magazine includes:

PC Magazine (August 1982)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (045-048)

All of the photos in this set are dated September 1980. They all seem to have been taken at the same time and place also matching the photos in the previous set.

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (045-048)

Hobby World (1979)

This add for Hobby World is from the August 1979 issue of Byte.

Hobby World (1979)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (041-044)

All of the photos in this set are dated September 1980. They all seem to have been taken at the same time and place also matching the last two photos from the previous set. The lighting isn't great but these photos seem to feature a house that has been damaged by fire. Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (041-044)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (037-040)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (037-040)

Electronic Gaming Monthly (August 1996)

Electronic was perhaps the most popular video gaming magazine in the U.S. during its peak. Sadly, though there are still some niche magazines out there, the days of popular video gaming magazines are long gone. The August 1996 issue of EGM includes:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (August 1996)

PC World (May 1998)

By the late 1990s, PC World and PC Magazine were the dominant PC magazines in the U.S. Of those two, I think I generally preferred PC World. This issue is from about 5 months after I got my second Gateway 2000 PC which was a 333 MHz Pentium II. The May 1998 issue of PC World includes:

PC World (May 1998)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (033-036)

The slides in this set are all stamped with the date May 1974.

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (033-036)

Digital Archaeology: Dell Inspiron 530s (upgraded)

This is a slimiline system that doesn't have a whole lot of upgrade potential but I decided to go ahead and upgrade the CPU. the original CPU in this system was the Pentium Dual Core E2200.

Digital Archaeology: Dell Inspiron 530s (upgraded)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (029-032)

The slides in this set are all stamped with the date May 1974.

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (029-032)

Byte (October 1980)

Byte was a bit more technical than most mainstream computer magazines of the time. It really was more for hobbyists than just users. In 1980, the IBM PC still had not bee introduced yet. The closest thing to a standard were machines with an 8080/Z80 CPU, S-100 bus and CP/M but there were tons of proprietary systems. Home users would mostly have been using an Atari, Apple, Commodore, or Radio Shack machine. The October 1980 issue of Byte includes:

Byte (October 1980)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (025-028)

The slides in this set are all stamped with the date May 1974.

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (025-028)

Byte (September 1987)

Byte was a bit more technical than most mainstream computer magazines of the time. It really was more for hobbyists than just users. The September 1987 issue includes:

Byte (September 1987)

The One (January 1993)

Over the course of its life, The One mostly covered games on 16-bit computers. The platforms differed over the years but by early 1993, The One was called The One Amiga and exclusively covered that platform. The January 1993 issue includes:

The One (January 1993)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (017-020)

The slides in this set are all stamped with the date June 1974.

All of these photos feature the same girl seen in the last set and in most of the photos from this batch so far. These were all taken at the same time as they all feature the same formal clothing. My best guess is they were dressed up for prom and the date would seem to fit that. This set features only the girl but the person I assume to be her date was with her in the last set as well.

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (017-020)

Zephyr (DOS, 1994)

Zephyr is a relatively obscure game that was released by New World Computing in 1994 for DOS based PCs. This is essentially a first person vehicular combat game. New World Computing was much better known for its Might and Magic series and this game certainly didn't change that.

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Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (013-016)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (013-016): The slides in this set are all stamped with the date June 1974. All of these photos feature the same boy and girl seen in the last set and in most of the photos from this batch so far. These were all taken at the same time as they all feature the same formal clothing. My best guess is they were dressed up for prom but it could be some other formal event.

Byte (December 1976)

Byte was a long running computer magazine that covered a wide variety of systems. It was around for a good chunk of early computer history from the 1970s through the early 1990s. In 1976, if you were into computers, you were probably assembling your own from parts and only had 4k or a luxurious 8k of RAM. If you could afford it, you might have had an IMSAI or MITS system with a 12-inch floppy drive running CP/M. The December 1976 issue of Byte includes:

Byte (December 1976)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (009-012)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (009-012) The slides in this set are all stamped with the date June 1974.

Digital Archaeology Expedition #1

Updated here: https://megalextoria.blogspot.com/2025/11/digital-archaeology-expedition-1.html

Compute! (September 1985)

Compute! was probably the best magazine for the average computer user in the early to mid 1980s and perhaps beyond. At least if you had an interest in more than one platform. Compute! covered all of the popular home computers of the time and there were a bunch in 1985 including the Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, PC, TI-99/4A, the brand new Amiga and Atari ST, and probably others. The September 1985 issue includes:

Compute! (September 1985)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (005-008)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (005-008)

The slides in this set are all stamped with the date June 1974. This one features a birthday party.

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – PROT.DOC

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – PROT.DOC This post includes the contents of PROT.DOC. This is a set of rules to be followed to participate in a conference or group chat that occurred every Saturday on Delphi in the Friendship Circle Special Interest Group (SIG). I guess there would be a specific topic each week and, based on the description here, it seems like it would be pretty heavily moderated. This message includes all the commands you can use during the conference.

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (001-004)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (001-004)

The slides in this set are all stamped with the date June 1974.

These all feature a boy and girl whom I assume are boyfriend and girlfriend.

The One (October 1989)

The One was primarily a computer gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. In 1989, it was mainly covering the Amiga, Atari ST and PC (DOS). The October 1989 issue includes: The One (October 1989)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (777-780)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (777-780) This photo is a neat street scene that I believe features 42nd Street. On the left you can see a theater marquee with listings for Monkey On My Back and A Face in the Crowd which would date this photo in 1957 even without the date on the slide itself.

Computer Shopper (April 2002)

While off of its peak telephone book sizes, Computer Shopper was still going pretty strong in 2002 with the April 2002 issue having well over 400 pages. The Internet was killing it slowly. This issue includes:

Computer Shopper (April 2002)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (773-776)

The second photo is a street photo featuring several businesses including Gypsy Tea Kettle, Gaslight Cafe, Schrafft's, a couple of hotels, and more. You can see the address "104 West 49th St." on a building in the background. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (773-776)

Claymates (Super NES)

Claymates is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Visual Concepts and published by Interplay in 1993 exclusively for the Super NES. The was by far the most popular genre of gaming in the 8 and 16-bit era so this one probably got lost in the crowd a little. The most unique thing about this game is its claymation style animation similar to what the same company did in ClayFighter which was released around the same time.

Claymates (Super NES)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (769-772) | PeakD

According to handwritten dates, these were taken in June 1957 and all were taken in New York City. This photo was taken in Rockefeller Center. Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (769-772)

Compute! (August 1987)

Compute! was a multiformat magazine that covered a variety of popular machines. It was one of the better magazines in this category, especially if you wanted something more home computer oriented and a little less technical than Byte. The August 1987 issue includes:

Compute! (August 1987)