All of the photos in this set were taken in the 1970s. They were all probably taken in Michigan.
The first photo was processed in August 1979. This was taken on a farm. There have been a few similar photos in previous sets but I'm not sure exactly where this is.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (329-332)
This post includes the contents of DEPRESS.DOC. This file is dated September 2nd, 1985 and is in a subdirectory called TELEPSYC. This is an article on depression and its different categories. No name or other credit is listed in the file. I tried doing a web search on a few strings from this article but couldn't find anything so I'm not sure who wrote it. I believe this article came from a special interest group or some other kind of feature or area on Delphi called "TelePsych".
Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – DEPRESS.DOC
All of the photos in this set were taken in 1971.
The first photo was taken in June 1971 and is labeled 'Estes to Central City'. I assume this was taken somewhere between Estes Park, Colorado and Central City, Colorado but I'm not sure exactly what place this is.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (325-328)It's been a while but here's another post in this long running series. :)
A summary for those that haven't been keeping up with this series:
I found a bunch of 5.25" disks at a thrift store a number of years ago. I finally got around to acquiring a 5.25" disk drive and extracting the contents a while back. Since then I have been posting the contents here.
Based on the contents, at least some of these disks were apparently once owned by someone named Connie A. Buys who used to run the “Close Encounters” Special Interest Group (SIG) on Delphi in the mid 1980s.
A specific definition of this SIG was found in a previous document on one of the disks: “This SIG, known as “Close Encounters”, is a forum for the discussion of relationships that develop via computer services like the Source, CompuServe, and Delphi. Our primary emphasis is on the sexual aspects of those relationships.”
Everything was text based from whatever terminal program you used to dial in to Delphi’s servers. Many of these disks have forum messages, e-mails and chat session logs. All of this is pre-internet stuff and I don’t know if there are any archives in existence today of what was on Delphi in the 1980s. In any case, much of this stuff would have been private at the time and some of it is quite personal.
I've been splitting up the contents of this disk (descriptively labeled “File Disk”) since it contains a number of documents, some of which are pretty long. A 5.25" floppy disk can still hold an impressive amount of info when it is just text.
This post contains a chat log from the Close Encounters Sig Conference on October 12th, 1985. The subject was nominally adult magazines.
=== SEXMAGCO.DOC ===
Close Encoutners Sig Conference of October 12, 1985 -
*Connie just joined CLE-SEX MAGS & WHY READ THEM (3 members now)**
** the person who suggested this weeks topic
1) .Marti> John..
1) .Myself> isn't even going to be here tonight
1) .Myself> can u believe that?
1) . who suggested it My??
1) .Connie> who suggested it, John?
1) . Marc??
1) ** Dick just joined CLE - CENTERFOLD (7 members now) **
1) .Myself> E
1) .Myself> hi dick
1) . er tropical?
1) JOEY> Hi Dick.
1) . Hi Dick!
1) .Dick> hi all.
JOEY> She took her hubby out for his birthday, John.
. true my
. imold enough (hiding diaper pins)
.Connie> I have a whole list of questions from RODM about the
conference topic tonight since he could not be here.
. connie--* wore him out HUH?
. Well thanks to WHOEVER started it I have a clean closet
[:grin:]
.Myself> yes tiggy, I am sure u r.
. ellen-* hehehehe so does Mark!!
.Connie> <right, Tiggy, right - acutally I'm the one who's worn out!>
. (and I'm 25 cents richer)
.Myself> ellen, that should just abt pay this weeks dues in the
Myself fan club
. hahahaha you THAT cheap????
.Myself> of which you are a charter member
. awhhh thanks :::blushing:::
.Myself>
.Connie>
. just drop it in the bed ellenk
. You mean <> am YOUR fan or YOU are <> ? [:grin:]
.Myself> now to the topic
.Myself> Liz suggested we ask why men
.Myself> buy these various magazines.
JOEY> Maybe?
. lots of women actually
.Myself> Yes, I am sure that it is for the good journalism and the
fine art - right?
.Dick> brb
. Great pictures! I use them sometimes in my artwork
. WE know ellen!
. and LOVE the stories
. sure ellen sure
. =* tee hee *=
. I *do* buy both mags
. but then I buy New Yorker too [:grin:]
.Dick> returned
.Myself> actually there are a number of such publications ranging
from Penthouse to the really porn stuff
. never heard of New Yorker Ellen
.Myself> lets leave out the garbage though
. oops gotta go help a new sysop see ya!
. - signed off -
** IDEL just joined CLE - CENTERFOLD (7 members now) **
.Marti> Hi Idel!!!
. idel Idel!
.greg> Hi Marti!
JOEY> Hi Idel.,
.greg> Hi Tigg! Joey!
.greg> been a long time since I've seen some of yu folks...and it's
good to see you!
.Myself> wlcm bck greg - u were missed.
.Marti> Good to see you greg!!!
.Myself> now as I was saying -
.greg> really? so who was the lousy shot, John...?
.greg> ga
.Myself> first - why do folks buy these mags - besides the high
quality reporting, and good stories <huh!>
JOEY> !
.Myself> ga joey
JOEY> I like the pictures.
JOEY> ga
.Marti>
.Myself> right, and don't 4 get the pretty colors too
.Myself> what yuck marti?
. and the scratch and sniff now too!
.Marti> ??
.Myself> ga marti
JOEY> I always tell the truth.
.Marti> Well I don't buy them because...
.Myself>
.Marti> I'm too embarassed to buy Playgirl...
.Marti> and the others don't turn me on except for the few times..
.Marti> there is a man involved...
.Marti> a lady with her legs spread is not exactly a turn on for
me...
.Marti> nothing good looking about female genitals!! GA
.greg> !
.Myself> guess it depends on your point of view - actually there must
be something good (looking or otherwise) since nearly every
normal male keeps trying to get inside them.
.Myself> ga greg
.Marti>
.greg> I bought them when I was younger......in
.Myself> not really greg
.greg> late teens and 20s. As I got older, I stopped...
.Myself> I buy them off n on
.greg> ...
.Myself> right !!! humor !! haha
.greg> only realize why now, since didn't really give it much thought
before..
.greg> Tho the women in the mags may be lovely, their sexuality is
presented in a way that is often...
.greg> harsh...something is lacking...sense of warmth,
tenderness...*something.*
.Marti>
.Marti> ?
.Myself> ga marti
.Marti> I remember babysitting...eons ago...
.Marti> and found a Playboy mag in the rack...
.Marti> and was schocked to see a picture of a lady's bare breasts...
.Marti> Now you see *everything* on TV...
. why did you loook then Marti?
.Marti> you don't really need the mags to get turned on..
.Myself> actually bare breasts aren't such a shock
** GASMAN2 just joined CLE - CENTERFOLD (8 members now) **
.Marti> Tig...it was fun too look..
. Hi John
.Marti> They were 25 years ago, Johnmn...
. fun? oh ok..
.Myself> properly presented such pictures can have a very good effect
.Marti> anyway....I love erotic pictures of men and women making
love..
.John> 'evening all.
.Marti> but greg is right...a lot of the stuff is...
.Myself> true, but I was not (fortunately) raised under that way of
thinking.
.Marti> just pretty ladies posing nude...no warmth. GA
.Myself> agreed on the presentation'
JOEY> !
.Myself>
.greg> !
. - signed off -
.Myself>
.Myself> It seems that the general idea back then was to provide a
sort of shock value
.Myself> and keep it going - mainly because of the old taboos many
grew up with
.Myself> of course it has ceased to shock most folks
.Myself> ga joey
JOEY> Well, I only subscribe to one so called mens' magazine.....
JOEY> And that is Playboy. Because they don't go in for the cheap....
JOEY> "pink" shots. I agree with Marti on that point. I don't see....
JOEY> anything sexy about a woman with her legs spread wide open.ga
.Myself> right on one point, but I don't think that what they did
with the miss america pics was a good score for them
.Myself> ga greg
.Myself>
.greg> when I look at the shots in some of the newer mags, I get the
feeling that the photographers, deep down, may not like women
very much...
.greg> but marti's point is well taken, and john's, too...
.greg> we're less the buttoned-down society than we were when Playboy
first hit the racks...
.greg> the shock value is pretty much gone now...no mystery left,
really...
.greg> ga
** < just joined CLE - CENTERFOLD (8 members now) **
.<> hi
JOEY> rehi
.Marti> Welcome back E
.Connie>
.Marti>
.Myself>
.<> So what's been decided??? Only we WARPPED people buy those
nasty magazines? [:grin:]
.Myself> right
.greg> ga
.Myself> ok, so much for the pics - some of which are well done, and
others
.<> Oh I MISSED the PICTURES??????
.Myself> leave much to be desired. so what other reason is there to
buy?
.John> If you will excuse me , I will take exception to that piont.
.Myself> ga john
.John> ga?
.<> ga=go
.Myself> ga == go ahead = otherwise
.Myself> your on!
.<> me next!
.Myself>
.greg> - signed off -
.Myself> gregs node is shutting down
.John> oh my goodness! a captive audience!!! Just wanted to say that
all who buy such mags are not "kooks".
.Myself>
.Myself> ellen ga
.Dick> - signed off -
.<> ok
.<> I don't have any idea what has BEEN said..
.<> But (even tho I AM a bit of a kook) I do buy and read and
enjoy them...
.<> but...
.John> - signed off -
.<> (hmmm is it my perfume?)...
JOEY> yes.
.Myself> no - the system -
.Marti>
.<> what I was going to say is I really DON'T like...
.Myself> either the networks or some interconnecting node.
.<> is the GYN shots...am interested in knowing if the guys
*really* do?
.Myself>
.Marti> GYN?
.Myself> actually, I think the booze ought to be left out -
.<> The ones that look like they're on an Obstriticians table
Marti [:grin:]
.Marti> I agree Ellen...already mentioned that.
JOEY> I don't ellen.
.Myself> I recall one picture rather well enough done, she was all
wet and glistening in the warm sun
.Myself> and there nearby was the bottle, suggesting that she was
covered with the stuff
.<> Well John Obviously YOU were able to put yourself IN thu
picture (mentally)...
.Myself> actually, not really
.Myself> the booze was a real turn off
.<> I think the ones a little less descriptive are MUCH sexier
.<> ^^^MY opinion
.Myself> and the wide angle shots () don't do all that much for me
either
.Myself> must be getting old
.<> No smart
.<> and a little more selective [:grin:]
.Marti> ?
.Myself> I used to read the letters too - but there were a number of
things that cured me there.
.Myself> ga marti
.Marti> Do men actually find women's genitals beautiful to look
at??....
.Marti> I know they want to get into them but...
.Marti> do they actually like to look at them?...
.<> some are
.Marti> just wondering GA
JOEY> !
.Myself> I do, but only in the context of the whole body..
.<> depends on WHO it's attatched to [:grin:]
.Myself> all by themselves - yuk
.Marti>
JOEY> !!
.Myself> no ellen, no letters abt me or even by me
.Myself> ga joey
.<> hahha
JOEY> I was going to say the same thing Ellen did....
.Myself>
.Myself> namely?
JOEY> it depends on the person attached to.
.Myself> right...
JOEY> never John.
.Myself> huh??
.<> You gotta love the whole person for it to be beautiful
.Marti> never?
JOEY> If it is a person you care greatly about. then they will be
beautiful.
.Myself> exactly
JOEY> ga
.<> bingo
.Marti>
.Myself> anyway...
.<> :::thinking:::
.<> ?
.Myself> I got tired of reading all about how these two or three or
more got together and invariably started out withdope, or
booze or something.
.Myself> i mean, I can get high enough on my own, and those other
things simply kill the best part of the experience
.Myself> but anesthetising your sensory system or worse.
JOEY> - signed off -
.Myself> then there was one letter I read three times.
.Myself> no it wasn't that good.
.Myself> it just appeared as a new letter in three magazines over the
space of several years.
.<> Must have been impressive tho if you remembered it
.Myself> which only shows that at least some are outright
fabrications.
.Myself> true. if only for the basic recurrent theme
.<> SOME?????? Most would be closer...but I enjoy them as
fiction
.Myself> you always get fucked no nmatter what you do.
.Myself> basic story line in brief...
.Myself> man sets out to seek the great meaning of life
** JOEY just joined CLE - CENTERFOLD (5 members now) **
JOEY> Whew!
.Connie>
.Myself> along the way he takes up with three women
.Marti> Hug, Joey
.Myself> whose husbands are away
.Myself> they have a good time but he strikes out on his quest
.Myself> eventually he takes up with the great hermit he was seeking
only to find out that he is a dirty old man who likes to
give it to guys
JOEY>
.<> wunnerful
.<> Glad I missed that one
.Myself> dis-illusioned, he returns to the women with whom he
realized he had had such a great time only to find that
their husbands had rteturned and killed them for their
unfaithfulness
.Myself> and now they like to give it to males.
.Myself> and the rest is 'his'tory.
JOEY>
.<> Oh that's a thrilling story John (urk)
JOEY> Is there a full moon tonight?
.Myself> well, that is the only reason I recognized it several years
.Myself> after reading it the first time.
.<> Well on that note I'm goin back to work bye yawl!
xXkissesXx ((hugs)) **fuzzies**
.Myself> night ellen
JOEY> Nite, Ellen.
.<> enjoyed!
.<> - signed off -
.Myself> it speaks not well at all of people and their sexual values
.Myself> and is realy a downer more than anything else.
.Myself> and there was one other that was a totally impossible
situation I read that one in two mags several years apart.
.Myself> girl goes out with some guys from the office and ends up
.Myself> literally with something everywhere. and no way it could
happen.
JOEY> Fun office.
.Myself> right
JOEY> Not enough room in my office.
.Myself> there was one I thought was cute tho
.Myself> this guy has his girl in the computer room
.Myself> and they do it on top or an 80M-byte drive
.Myself> of course some gets into the system and the disk crashes
with a horendous screech. but they had fun
.Myself> I have noticed an overall trend though of very poor writing.
.Myself> some of then sound almost dumb enough to be true, but not
interesting
.Myself> ok, that covers letters, and pictures - now ladies, care to
comment
.Myself>
.Marti> I like you talking, John
.Myself> If I keep it up, u'll all be asleep b 4 me.
JOEY> Connie hasn't commented.
.Connie> too tired to comment, Joey.
JOEY> Why, Rod's not there.(grin)
.Connie> I know! but this has been a very long work day.
.Myself> neither am I - so what?
JOEY> You mean if you were there, *I* would have to run this co?
.Myself> not necessarily
JOEY> Oh. whew!
.Myself> I have this assistant I've been training. works real cheep
too
JOEY> hehehe
.Connie> oh?
.Myself> problem is, Ii can only have m during the off season at the
zoo.
JOEY> Probably works for peanuts.
.Myself> no, he eats bananas.
.Myself> but he generally just hangs around the trees in the yard.
.Myself> names Curious George. maybe you've heard abt him?
JOEY> Not me.
.Connie> sorry everyone but I have to go - seeya later!
.
PC World was one of the first major PC dedicated magazines. Unlike other early magazines like Byte and Compute!, it exclusively covered the PC. The October 1985 issue includes:
PC World (October 1985)
Unfortunately, none of the photos in this set are dated or labeled. They all appear to be taken at the same place and time. My best guess is that, in addition to the family featured in these photos, it is the construction of the Mackinac Bridge in the background. This looks like it was near the beginning of the construction process which would date these photos to 1954. There have been other photos of this bridge in previous sets from later in the construction process.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (321-324)
Paper Mario was the second RPG starring Mario (the first being Super Mario RPG). Paper Mario was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2001 and featured a fairly unique graphics style. The characters were flat 2D objects (like paper) while the backgrounds were rendered in 3D. Mario isn’t exactly my favorite subject for an RPG but there is no denying that Nintendo did an excellent job with this one.
Unsurprisingly, the game is set in the Mushroom Kingdom and the plot revolves around rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser. So far, it’s like every other Super Mario game. The difference of course is that this is not an arcade style game. Instead, you control Mario (and others) to solve puzzles and battle enemies in a turn-based manner.
Paper Mario generally received very good reviews and spawned multiple sequels. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the GameCube was the first sequel, followed by Super Paper Mario for the Wii, Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the 3DS and Paper Mario: Color Splash for the Wii U. If you want to play the original Paper Mario the you don’t have to track down an original cartridge (though that would be my preferred way). It was also released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2007 and the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.
The above images were taken from a commercial for Paper Mario and were found on Tumblr.
Most of the photos in this set were taken in the early 1980s. They were all likely taken in Michigan.
The first photo is not dated but was probably taken in the 1970s. It features some girls playing softball.
Byte was among the earliest computer magazines. It was published from 1975 until 1998, covered just about every computer, and tended to lean toward the technical side. The August 1988 issue includes:
Byte (August 1988)
All of the photos in this set were taken in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The first photo was processed in June 1970 and is labeled 'Women's SB Clinic 1970s'.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (313-316)
Byte was among the earliest computer magazines. It was published from 1975 until 1998. It covered a wide range of computers through its life. The October 1985 issue includes:
Byte (October 1985)
All of the photos in this set were processed in August 1979 and were probably taken around that time. They were also all probably taken in Michigan.
The first two photos feature some people playing in and around a lake. There have been several other photos from this location. There also seems to be photos from different dates so it seems this was a place visited more than once by the photographer.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (309-312)
Mario Kart 64 was the second Mario Kart game and perhaps one of the most eagerly anticipated. It was originally scheduled to be a launch title but ended up being released about eight months later in early 1997 instead. While fondly rememberd today for the most part, it had somewhat mixed reviews at the time and was regarded by some as somewhat of a disappointement.
There were some pretty major changes from its predecessor (Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo). True 3D graphics were used as opposed to sprites and the Mode 7 effects of the SNES. Mario Kart 64 also added four player support which was a nice addition. The Spiny Shell (or Blue Shell as it is more commonly known) also made its debut with Mario Kart 64 and has been a staple ever since.
Some of the complaints include that that the game was too easy, there were fewer things to discover (secrets to be found), and there wasn't enough to set it apart from the original. There was also slow down with more than two players. The so-called "rubberband AI" was also criticized. This is what makes it difficult to separate from the pack and has been a part of Mario Kart games in some form ever since.
However, the true strength of this game was multiplayer and that's really true of all the Mario Kart games. There was also plenty of variety in regards to the number of tracks. Despite whatever imperfections Mario Kart 64 may have had, this is really a must have game for that system. While perhaps not the best game in the series for single player, multi-player is just as fun as any other version. I somehow missed out on Super Mario Kart on the SNES and didn't have a Nintendo 64 until it was already considered retro. The first Mario Kart I played was Double Dash on the GameCube and it is really still my favorite. I suspect that whichever Mario Kart most people first played is their favorite version.
All of the photos in this set were taken in the mid 1960s (1965 and 1966 specifically) and they were all most likely taken in Michigan.
The first two photos are dated September 1966 and feature a kid's 7th birthday party (if I'm counting the candles correctly).
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (305-308)
Compute! was one of the more popular home computer magazines of its time. It wasn't as technical as something like Byte and it concentrated on the machines most potential users would be buying for their home. The August 1984 issue includes:
Compute! (August 1984)
All of the photos in this set were taken in the early 1980s, 1980 and 1983 specifically. They were all likely taken in Michigan.
The first photo was processed in October 1980. It was taken at a lake and features some people on a pontoon boat and a row boat. Given the date, this could have been a Labor Day weekend getaway.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (301-304)
The Latitude line has traditionally been Dell's business line of laptops with the Inspiron line targeted towards the home market. Though they are cosmetically different, they often share a lot of the same hardware internally. The Latitude E5500, or at least this one, features a Core 2 Duo T7250 CPU @ 2 GHz and Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics. Hightlights include:
Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude E5500
The first photo is undated and features a gravestone. While not an extremely interesting photo, it is interesting for the fact that it goes a long way towards identifying the likely photographer. Based on the name and dates, it was pretty easy to determine that this grave belongs to this individual: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/961M-FS8. More info along with a photo of the same gravestone can be seen here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9420816/ernest-oran-uptegrove. So this photo was taken at Evergreen Township Cemetery in Sheridan, Montcalm County, Michigan. Moreover, at the first link above, children are listed for this individual including Mary Ann Uptegrove. Information on her can be found here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LVH8-7LG. She married a man named Herbert Edison Kipke I. The Kipke name is familiar as it has appeared on a number of slides from this batch. So all the photos from this batch were likely taken either by Herbert, Mary, or one of their children who are listed at the above link. In the 1950 census entry for Herbert, his occupation is listed as "Recreation Also Promotion Of Softball In State". Given that many of the photos from this batch have been of parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, and softball games (as well as other sports), I suspect he is the most likely candidate for photographer. Herbert died in 1987 and his wife died in 2008 so one of their children must have inherited these slides. A couple of these children died just a few years ago which would line up with when I picked these up off of eBay (probably purchased by the seller from an estate sale).
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (297-300)
Mr. Do! is an arcade game that was released by Universal in 1982. Game play is somewhat similar to Dig Dug. In Mr. Do! you play the role of a circus clown who digs tunnels and collects cherries while avoiding or defeating red monsters called creeps. Progressing to the next level can be accomplished in various ways. You can collect all of the cherries, destroy all the creeps, collect a diamond, or collect all the letters to spell EXTRA which you do by scoring enough points. Creeps can be defeated by digging under apples to crush them or by throwing your "power ball" at them.
Mr. Do! was very popular at the time of its release leading to a quick sequel, Mr. Do!'s castle. That game actually started life as a non-Mr. Do! game but was modified to reap the benefits of Mr. Do!'s popularity. Interestingly, the game is somewhat similar to Dig Dug and the games were released at almost the same time. Both were popular games at the time though Dig Dug seems to be the more widely recognized today.
Computer & Video Games was the longest running video game magazine that I am aware of. It was published in the U.K. and seemed to avoid the fate of magazines like Electronic Games in the U.S. during the video game crash. Issue number 113 from April 1991 includes:
Computer Video Games (April 1991)
None of the photos in this set are labeled or dated but I'm guessing they were all taken from the late 1960s to early 1970s, probably in the Lansing, Michigan area. This is based on previous photos in this batch.
The first photo features some flowers, probably at the house of the photographer.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (293-296)
Centipede (Atari 5200)
Centipede was another genre defining game by Atari. It was similar to Space Invaders in that you operated from the bottom the screen at things coming towards you. The differences are higher speed, more varied objects and the ability to move vertically to some degree. It was one further step towards the vertical scrolling shooters that would soon come along.
In Centipede, the goal is to destroy centipedes and other bugs that infest your garden. The centipede weaves its way back and forth across the screen, changing directions whenever it encounters a mushroom. Periodically other menaces will come along like the spider that bounces across the screen, the scorpion that crawls across or the flea that dive bombs you. To make things more difficult, the centipede breaks into multiple pieces any time you hit a part other than the head or tail. As levels progress, the bugs get faster and faster.
There were many home ports of centipede. The Atari 5200 version, which is essentially the same as the Atari 8-bit computer version, is a very good port and was a nice step up graphically from the Atari 2600 version. For the best experience you can use a trackball instead of a joystick to mimic the arcade experience.
There have been a number of releases of the arcade version of Centipede and the Atari 7800 version has been released via the Atari Flashback consoles. However, as far as I am aware there has never been a re-release of the Atari 5200 or Atari 8-bit versions. To play these you will have to track down some original hardware and software or resort to emulation. If you have never played centipede (and I can't imagine there are that many people who call themselves gamers that haven't), you should definitely try at least one version. The arcade version is best of course but the vast majority of home ports are very good as well. Even the Atari 2600 version plays well even if the graphics are a step down.
Compute!'s Gazette was one of the most popular Commodore 64 magazines and 1987 was quite possibly the Commodore 64's peak year. The February 1987 issue of Gazette includes:
Compute!'s Gazette (February 1987)
All of the photos in this set were taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s, probably in the Lansing, Michigan area.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (289-292)
PC Zone is a PC gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. In fact, it was the first magazine published in the U.K. to be dedicated to PC gaming. It was published from 1993 to 2010. The January 2001 issue includes:
PC Zone (January 2001)
BreakThru was originally an arcade release by Data East in 1986. I don't believe the arcade version was ever officially released in the U.S. but the NES conversion came along about a year later. This game fits into the sub-genre of side-scrolling vehicle shooter games. It reminds me a bit of a cross between Silkworm and Jackal.
Your goal in this game is to recapture a stolen jet fighter. There are five levels to overcome and obstacles include enemy soldiers, other ground vehicles, aircraft, mines, rockets and even falling rocks. Of course your vehicle has its own weapons and also the ability to jump which is useful for overcoming certain obstacles (e.g. rock slides).
This isn't the greatest game in the world but it is an okay diversion if you are looking for a new old game to play. In addition to the NES, it was also released for the Commodore 64 at the same time. Less than two years ago it was also re-released as Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Break Thru on the Nintendo Switch. I think this is the arcade version of the game. Other than the Switch release, I don't believe there have been any other re-releases.
If you are looking for an original copy, the cartridge is available on eBay for pretty reasonable prices. Otherwise, emulation works well also.
All of the photos in this set were taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s, probably in the Lansing, Michigan area.
The first photo is not dated but looks like it is from the early 1960s or earlier. It is labeled "Ed + Marlene" and I presume that's whose house this photo was taken at.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (285-288)
Compute!'s Gazette was a spinoff of Compute! that exclusively covered Commodore 8-bit computers which primarily meant the Commodore 64. This was one of the two Commodore 64 magazines I frequently saw on store shelves back in the day, the other being RUN. The September 1985 issue of Gazette includes:
Compute!'s Gazette (September 1985)
All of the photos in this set were taken in the 1960s, probably in the Lansing, Michigan area.
The first photo was processed in August 1966. It was taken at a park. You can see a bulletin board on the left and a slide on the right. On the bulleting board is some info for a basketball league and a mock wedding.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (281-284)
All of the photos in this set were probably taken in the 1960s and early 1970s in the Lansing, Michigan area.
The first photo was taken on Christmas Day, 1963, probably in the morning.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (277-280)
The mid 1990s was an exciting time for the PC industry. PCs were rapidly being adopted with nearly everyone having one by 2000. The Internet was just becoming mainstream and that's the biggest part of what drove adoption. The October 1996 issue of PC World includes:
PC World (October 1996)
All of the photos in this set were taken in the 1970s, probably in Michigan.
The first three photos were all processed in August 1979. These all appear to be from a summer trip to a lake with events such as water skiing. There have been several photos from what appear to be this same trip in previous sets.
Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (273-276)