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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (166-169)

The photos in this set range from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.

The first photo is undated but was probably taken circa the late 1960s. Different AI tools gave me different (but very confident) answers as to the likely location. However, I believe that is Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island in Michigan.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (166-169)

Byte (October 1986)

Byte was perhaps the best computer magazine throughout most of its life. It tended to be a bit more technical that most and continued to cover non-IBM compatible systems longer that most multi-format magazines survived. The October 1986 issue includes:

Byte (October 1986)

Monday, March 23, 2026

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (161-164)

Unfortunately, none of the photos in this set are dated or labeled. Based on other photos from this batch, they were probably taken in the Lansing, Michigan area.

The first photo shows a bunch of girls playing volleyball. It looks like it is probably from the late 1960s.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (161-164)

Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude D430

The Dell Latitude D430 is meant to be an ultraportable. Even by today's standards, it is still pretty small for a laptop. In terms of depth and width, you can't really get much smaller and still have a full size keyboard and trackpad. I suppose that modern ultraportables have gotten a bit thinner but not that much.

Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude D430