Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (341-344)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (341-344): All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico sometime in the 1950s.

PC World (February 1991)

PC World (February 1991): By the early 1990s, PCs were being rapidly adopted though it would still be a few more years until the Internet came into widespread use. When AOL started providing web access in 1995 is probably a good metric for that. PC World was certainly one of the most popular PC magazines at the time and in 1991, 486 based PCs were around but 386 (and lower) were still much more common. The February 1991 issue of PC World includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (333-336) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (333-336): The first photo features the Thunderbird Motel in Miami which opened in 1955, only a few years before this photo would have been taken. Like many of the hotels and motels that were built in Miami during this time, this one is no longer standing.

Byte (September 1984)

Byte (September 1984): This issue of Byte was a special issue emphasizing IBM. The IBM PC had been released a few years earlier and even in 1984, it wasn't a given that the PC and DOS were going to take over the world. CP/M was still around with CP/M 86 having been introduced as well and even "compatible" PCs were not always that compatible yet. I think Byte did one of these IBM special issues (which also covered IBM's larger systems as well) for a few years at least. The September 1984 issue of Byte includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (329-332)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (329-332) : This photo shows the site of a future housing development in Pompano Beach, Florida connected to the Intracoastal Waterway. I bet prices were a lot cheaper in 1959...

MacAddict (August 1997)

MacAddict (August 1997): I have always thought of MacAddict as a Mac version of boot/Maximum PC. It was a great magazines for Mac fans though in my opinion that changed when they became MacLife. The mid 90s was not a great time for Apple in general. This magazine hit the stands only a couple of months before Steve Jobs returned to Apple and a little over a year before the original iMac was released and really started turning Apple around. The August 1997 issue of MacAddict includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (325-328)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (325-328): All of the photos in this set were likely taken circa 1959.

Brevard Renaissance Fair 2020: The Craic Show (17) - In Taberna

Brevard Renaissance Fair 2020: The Craic Show (17) - In Taberna: The Craic performs 'In Taberna' at the 2020 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (321-324)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (321-324): All of the photos in this set were likely taken circa 1959 in Kentucky and Florida.

Digital Archaeology: Gateway NV57H

Digital Archaeology: Gateway NV57H: The Gateway NV57H is an i3-2310M based laptop. As such, it certainly isn't "vintage" and it would be stretching things quite a bit to even call it "retro". It's really just kind of old. It dates back to circa 2012.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (317-320)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (317-320) | PeakD: Except for one, all of the photos in this set were taken at Cypress Gardens near Tampa in Florida which is now a Legoland.

GamePro (February 1997) | PeakD

GamePro (February 1997): Along with Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro was one of the most popular gaming magazines for a long time. In 1997 is was primarily covering the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn and was also still covering the Super NES, Sega Genesis and Neo Geo. It also had a little PC and arcade coverage. The February 1997 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (313-316)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (313-316): The last photo was taken at Cypress Gardens in Florida and features a water skiing show that occurred on a regular basis up until very recently.

Zzap! 64 (April 1992)

Zzap! 64 (April 1992): I have no doubt this would have been my favorite magazine for a time if it had been available in the U.S. Most of my early game playing experience (after the Atari 2600 of course) was on a Commodore 64. The April 1992 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (309-312) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (309-312): There's not much to identify exactly where these photos were taken. I believe they were taken somewhere in Mexico in the 1950s.

PC Magazine (August 20th, 1985)

PC Magazine (August 20th, 1985) | PeakD: Next to PC World, PC Magazine was probably the most popular PC magazine of the 1980s and 1990s though it didn't hang on quite as long. The August 20th, 1985 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (305-308) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (305-308): All of the photos in this set were likely taken circa 1959.

PC World (August 2005)

PC World (August 2005): In 2005, PC World was already in decline. It was covering more computer adjacent things such as digital camcorders and phones by this point. It wasn't terrible...yet, but you could see where it was headed. The August 2005 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (301-304)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (301-304): All of the photos in this set were likely taken circa 1959.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (497-500)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (497-500) | PeakD: All of the photos in this set were taken in the 1950s, likely circa 1959, in Tennessee and Florida.

Electronic Gaming Monthly (July 2008)

Electronic Gaming Monthly (July 2008) | PeakD: Electronic Gaming Monthly was one of the best and longest running video game magazines in the U.S. It's closest competitor in terms of success was probably GamePro but I always liked EGM better. The July 2008 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (493-496)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (493-496): All of the photos in this set were taken in the 1950s, likely circa 1959.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (489-492)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (489-492) : I believe that all of these photos were taken outside of Chapultepec Castle which is located on Chapultepec Hill in Chapultepec park which overlooks Mexico City.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (485-488)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (485-488): All of these photos were taken circa 1959, the first three were taken in Florida and the last one in Shiloh, Tennessee.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (473-476)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (473-476): The last photo was taken in Miami Beach circa 1959 and features the Fontainbleau Hotel.

MegaCon 2012: Emerald Rose (9) - Choclolate Frog | PeakD

MegaCon 2012: Emerald Rose (9) - Choclolate Frog: Emerald Rose performs "Chocolate Frog", a Harry Potter themed song, at MegaCon 2012 in Orlando, Florida.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (469-472) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (469-472)

All of these photos were taken in the 1950s, most likely circa 1959.

The first photo features the Thunderbird hotel in the Miami area with Ocean Shore in the foreground.

The One (November 1989) | PeakD

The One (November 1989): The One was a gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. It covered various systems over the year but it was primarily a 16-bit computer games magazine. In 1989 it was mostly covering the Amiga, Atari ST and PC. The November 1989 issue includes:

Digital Archaeology: Gateway MX6426

Digital Archaeology: Gateway MX6426 | PeakD: The Gateway MX6426 has an interesting dichotomy of features. It has a Turion 64 processor which is among the earliest 64-bit laptop processors. It competed with the Pentium M early in it life and later on with the Core and Core 2 processors. It was quite a bit faster than even the fastest Pentium M processors and competed favorably in terms of price.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (461-464)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (461-464) | PeakD: The second photo features the National Palace in Mexico. This is basically the euivlent of the White House in the sense that it is the home of the Mexican president.

The One (June 1992)

The One (June 1992) | PeakD: The One was a U.K. published magazine that covered 16-bit computer and video games. The specific systems covered varied over the years it was published. By 1992 it was pretty much exclusively an Amiga magazine. The June 1992 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (457-460)

Vintage photos forom circa 1959, some of which feature this Lockheed L-1049C Super constellation.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (457-460)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (453-456) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (453-456): These photos were all taken in Mexico some time in the 1950s. These were scanned from glass slides which stopped being common some time in the mid 1950s.

ST-Log (April 1988)

ST-Log (April 1988) | PeakD: ST-Log was one of a couple of Atari ST magazines available in the U.S. I don't think the Atari ST was quite as popular as the Amiga but it was reasonably close, at lest during their early years. The April 1988 issue of ST-Log includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (449-452) | PeakD

More vintage slides scans from the 1950s.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (449-452)

Amstrad Computer User (January 1990) | PeakD

Amstrad Computer User (January 1990) | PeakD: While the Amstrad CPC was virtually unheard of in the U.S., it was a popular computer in the U.K. from the mid 1980s into the early 1990s. While there were several variants, they were all based on a 4 MHz Z80 processor and most commonly had 64KB to 12KB of RAM and a built-in cassette or 3-inch disk drive. Amstrad Computer User was one of the magazines dedicated to these machines. The January 1990 issue includes:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (445-448) | PeakD

All of the photos in this set were taken sometime in the 1950s in Mexico. It's also pretty clear that they were all taken at the same place where bull fighting was occurring.

For more photos from this set, see:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (445-448)

PC World (March 1990)

PC World was without a doubt one of the most popular PC magazines of the 1990s. There were still magazines for other types of computers around but they were fading away by the early 1990s. PC World and PC Magazine came to dominate when it came to computer magazines. The March 1990 issue of PC World includes:

PC World (March 1990)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (441-444)

This photo features a water show at Cypress Gardens. Cypress Gardens became a Legoland a number of years ago where this remained a regular show until a few months ago.

For more photos from this set, see:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (441-444)

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – DM0126.DOC

This post includes the contents of DM0126.DOC. This file is dated September 2nd, 1985. This seems to be a file capture of a mail reading session.

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – DM0126.DOC

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (437-440)

This photo features The Templo Expiatorio a Cristo Rey (the old Basílica de Guadalupe) which is in Mexico City.

For more photos from this set, see:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (437-440)

Byte (March 1980)

If you were buying a computer magazine in the early 1980s, there's a good chance it was Byte. It tended to be technically oriented with lots of projects to build yourself but it also had reviews and other coverage. Some issues were quite large. The March 1980 issue includes:

Byte (March 1980) | PeakD

Brevard Renaissance Fair 2020: The Craic Show (16) - Barentanz

The Craic performs 'Barentanz' at the 2020 Brevard Renaissance Fair in Melbourne, Florida.

Brevard Renaissance Fair 2020: The Craic Show (16) - Barentanz

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (425-428)

All of these photos were taken circa 1959. I believe that they were all taken in Mexico.

The first photo features one of the pyramids in Teotihuacan. I believe this is the Pyramid of the Sun.

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (425-428)

MegaCon 2025 (4)

Day four of MegaCon was Sunday a week ago. It is not as busy as Saturday but probably still busier than all of the other days. At least until later in the afternoon. This was also Super Bowl Sunday but I'm not sure if that really had any impact.

Read more:

MegaCon 2025 (4)

Compute! (March 1988)

Compute! covered various home computers over the years. It was a little less technical than Byte (for example) at least in terms of hardware coverage. However, it was a great magazine and had numerous spin-off, the most successful of which was Gazette for the Commodore 64/128. The March 1988 issue of Compute! includes:

Compute! (March 1988)

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (421-424)

All of these photos were taken circa 1959 in Miami and New York.

See below for more photos from this set:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (421-424) | PeakD

MegaCon 2025 (3)

Day three of MegaCon was Saturday. This is typically the busiest day of the con and this year was no exception. Foot traffic in the vendor hall is absurdly tight. Doing any shopping is really impractical as far as I'm concerned. I did, however, walk up and down most of the aisles to get some crowd video (which I will eventually post, probably years from now when I catch up). That meant this was another day of bumper to bumper panels.

Read more:

MegaCon 2025 (3) | PeakD

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (417-420)

All of the photos in this set were taken in Mexico in the 1950s. These are all from glass slides which stopped being common in the mid 1950s.

See more:

Vintage Photos - Lot 3 (417-420) | PeakD

Computer Gaming World (June 1992)

Computer Gaming World was my favorite computer gaming magazine and a very long running one. The first issue was published in 1981 and in 2006 it was bought by Microsoft and turned into Games for Windows. Despite this, it kept much of the same format and staff as before so it continued to be a good magazine it just didn't survive much longer. The June 1992 issue includes:

Computer Gaming World (June 1992) | PeakD