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Sunday, November 1, 2026

Maximum PC (July 2005)

Maximum PC (and 'boot' before it) was my favorite PC magazine. It was a sister magazine to Mac Addict and both were enthusiast magazines for their respective platforms. The July 2005 issue of Maximum PC includes:

Maximum PC (July 2005)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (493-496)

All of the photos in this set were taken in the late 1960s and they were all likely taken in the Lansing, Michigan area.

The first photo was processed in December 1966 and is labeled 'Xmas 66'. This looks like a family Christmas dinner.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (493-496)

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Zzap! (April 1990)

Zzap! (April 1990)

I spent a lot of time with a Commodore 64 growing up and it was primary gaming program from 1987 to 1993 even though I also had an NES and Super NES along the way. I wish there had been a Commodore 64 specific game magazine here in the U.S. but there wasn't. I didn't know about this U.K. published magazine until many years later. Though it covered the Amiga a little for a short time, it was always primarily a Commodore 64 gaming magazine. The April 1990 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (489-492)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (489-492)

All of the photos in this set were taken in the late 1960s, and all were likely taken in the Lansing, Michigan area.

The first photo was processed in April 1968. This looks like maybe some kind of party. The two older women have flowers but I don't have enough context to know exactly what was going on.