Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (182-185)

These photos are all likely from the 1960s to early 1970s.The first photo features someone who has just graduated high school with probably his grandmother.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (182-185)

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – NOV84.DOC

This post includes the contents of NOV84.DOC. Similar to the last few posts in this series, this appears to be a report that gives details on the usage of the SIG (how many hours each user spent in the SIG, etc.).

Source: Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – NOV84.DOC

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (178-181)

The photos in this set were taken in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Colorado and Michigan.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (178-181)

Maximum PC (April 1999)

Maximum PC was my favorite PC magazine. It was also one of the last major PC magazines to survive in print form. This was a magazine for PC enthusiasts with an emphasis on things like custom builds, overclocking, etc. The April 1999 issue includes:

Source: Maximum PC (April 1999)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (174-177)

Most of the photos in this set were taken in the 1970s and I believe they were all taken in Michigan.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (174-177)

Computer & Video Games (August 1984)

Computer & Video Games was published in the U.K. and was probably the longest running video games magazine ever published. From the early 1980s until well into the 2000s it covered both computer and console games. The August 1984 issue includes:

Computer & Video Games (August 1984)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (170-173)

The photos in this set were taken in the late 1960s and 1970s. They were probably all taken in Michigan.

The first photo was processed in December 1964 and is labeled "Touch 64". I'm assuming this is a touch football game though I suspect it was taken in early fall vs. December.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (170-173)

Next Generation (November 1996)

Next Generation, as the title suggest, covered next gen video games. It covered the latest and greatest systems at the time. It also was targeted towards older readers than most other video game magazines. The November 1996 issue includes:

Next Generation (November 1996)

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)

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

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (157-160)

All of the slides in this set were processed in the late 1960s and were probably all taken in the Lansing, Michigan area.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (157-160)

Amiga CD32 Gamer (January 1995)

The Amiga CD32 was basically Commodore's attempt at turning the Amiga 1200 into a gaming machine with a CD-ROM drive. The hardware was fine but from Commodore it was too little too late. In fact, when this issue of Amiga CD32 Gamer was published, Commodore was already out of business. The January 1995 issue includes:

Amiga CD32 Gamer (January 1995)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (154-156)

All of the slides in this set were processed in August 1979.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (154-156)

PC Zone (September 1999)

PC Zone is a PC gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. from 1993 until 2010. The September 1999 issue includes:

Source: PC Zone (September 1999)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (149-152)

All of the photos in this set were likely taken in the early to mid 1970s. The first slide was processed in June 1975 and shows two recent graduates. The June date fits into when high schoolers would typically be graduating. Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (149-152)

RUN: The Commodore 64 & VIC-20 Magazine (September 1984)

RUN was primarily a Commodore 64 magazine though depending on the exact time period, it also covered the VIC-20, Plus/4, Commodore 16, and Commodore 128. The September 1984 issue includes:

Source: RUN: The Commodore 64 & VIC-20 Magazine (September 1984)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (145-148)

All of the photos in this set were likely taken in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (145-148)

Byte (October 1979)

I'm not sure if Byte was the first computer magazine but I think of it as the original computer magazine. It was around before home computers were even a thing. Nevertheless, Byte was covering "small systems" or microcomputers used by businesses and hobbyists starting in 1975. The October 1979 issue includes:

Source: Byte (October 1979)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (141-144)

All of the photos in this set were likely taken in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (141-144)

The One (June 1993)

While The One covered various 16-bit computers over the course of its life, in 1993 this U.K. published gaming magazine was exclusively covering the Amiga. The June 1993 issue includes:

Source: The One (June 1993)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (137-140)

Most of the photos in this set were taken in the early 1970s, and most of them were probably taken in the Lansing, Michigan area.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (137-140)

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – OCT84.DOC

This post includes the contents of OCT84.DOC. Similar to the last post in this series, this appears to be a report that gives details on the usage of the SIG (how many hours each user spent in the SIG, etc.). This is in the from of an e-mail from someone named KELLY who was presumably an employee of Delphi. The e-mail is dated November 5th, 1984.

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – OCT84.DOC/a>

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (133-136)

All of the slides in this set were taken in the mid 1960s, probably in the Lansing, Michigan area.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (133-136)

Popular Computing Weekly (December 18, 1986)

As the name suggest, Popular Computing Weekly is a weekly publication about computers. It was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. The December 18th, 1986 issue includes:

Source: Popular Computing Weekly (December 18, 1986)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (129-132)

All of the slides in this set were taken in the early 1960s, probably in the Lansing, Michigan area.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (129-132)

Maximum PC (February 2004)

Maximum PC was my favorite computer magazine. It had a pretty long run starting as 'boot' in the late 1990s. The last issue was published just a few years ago. The February 2004 issue includes:

Maximum PC (February 2004 0

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (125-128)

All of the slides in this set were taken in the mid to late 1960s, probably in the Lansing, Michigan area.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (125-128)

The Games Machine (June 1988)

Subtitled "Computer & Electronic Gaming", this 1980s era gaming magazine published in the U.K. covered both computer games and console games. The June 1988 issue of The Games Machine includes:

Source: The Games Machine (June 1988)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (121-124)

All of the slides in this set were processed in October 1980 and were probably taken around that time.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (121-124):

Edge (April 1999)

Edge was a multi-format videogame magazine published in the U.K. However, Next Generation was basically a U.S. version of Edge and they shared much of the same content. The April 1999 issue of Edge includes:

Source: Edge (April 1999)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (117-120)

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

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (117-120)

Computer Video Games (January 1991)

Computer + Video Games, published in the U.K., was perhaps the longest running video games magazine. It was published from the early 1980s until well into the 2000s. The January 1991 issue includes:

Source: Computer + Video Games (January 1991)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (113-116)

I believe that most of the photos in this set were taken in the Fall of 1980 and were all likely taken in Michigan.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (113-116)

Digital Archaeology: Dell Inspiron E1705

The Inspiron line has long been Dell's main consumer laptop models (well, until very recently when they for some reason started naming all their machines very generically). The Inspiron E1705 was released in the 2005 timeframe. It is for all practical purposes identical to the Inspiron 9400. They just had different default configuration options and were targeted at different markets. It is also substantially the same as the M90 and XPS models of the same time period, again, with different default configuration options. I made a post about the 9400 a while back and a lot of this will sound the same because they are basically the same machine with some configuration differences.

Source: Digital Archaeology: Dell Inspiron E1705

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (109-112)

All of the photos in this set are from the early 1970s.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (109-112)

PC World (March 1993)

PC World was probably the dominant PC specific magazine in 1993 and 1993 was also the year I bought my first "PC", replacing my Commodore 64. The March 1993 issue of PC World includes:

Source: PC World (March 1993)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (105-108)

All of the photos in this set were taken in the mid to late 1960s. They were probably all taken in the Lansing, Michigan area.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (105-108)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (101-104)

Most or all of the photos in this set were taken in 1970.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (101-104)

PC World (July 1995)

PC World was probably the post popular PC magazine through most of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The July 1995 issue includes:

Source: PC World (July 1995)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (097-100)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (097-100): It appears that most or all of these photos were taken in the early 1980s.

RUN: The Commodore 64/128 User’s Guide (May 1988)

RUN was one of the Commodore 64 related magazines that I bought back in the day. However, I didn't start buying it until pretty late in its life. Instead, I mostly picked up Commodore Magazine when I had the chance and switched to RUN when Commodore Magazine ceased publication. The May 1988 issue of RUN includes:

Source: RUN: The Commodore 64/128 User’s Guide (May 1988)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (093-096)

All of these photos were likely taken in the late 1960s.

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (093-096)

My Introduction to Anime

No, Space Adventurer Cobra was not quite my first exposure to anime but it is, indirectly, what got me interested.

The first anime I ever saw, though I didn't know it at the time, was Battle of the Planets (otherwise known as Gatchaman). This was when I was probably only around 6 years old and to me it just happened to be my favorite cartoon. I had no concept of what anime or Japanese animation was.

Fast forward a decade or so and I'm sitting on the couch flipping through channels on the TV. I'm passing by MTV when some interesting animation catches my eye. It turned out to be scenes from Space Adventurer Cobra (though I didn't know that at the time) and it was in a music video for 'Girlfriend' by Matthew Sweet (this was back when they actually played music videos). It was quite the serendipitous moment in that I can trace my love of both anime and of the music of Matthew Sweet to that moment.

I didn't see Space Adventurer Cobra for a few years but I went off to college the next year and was introduced to things like Oh My Goddess, Bubblegum Crisis, Ghost in the Shell and tons of other anime, famous and obscure. Ah, the good old days :)

Nowadays anime is as common as dirt in North America but back in the day (I'm talking about the early to mid 1990s) there were no streaming services and commercial releases (VHS, laserdisc and eventually DVD) were relatively rare. Mostly you had to rely on fansubs or imports. So what was YOUR intro to anime?

PC World (April 1996)

Though I was never really a subscriber to PC World, I did get the occasional issue over the years. It was probably the best general magazine dedicated to the PC though I preferred Maximum PC which came along a little later. The April 1996 issue of PC World includes:

Source: PC World (April 1996)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (089-092)

All of these photos were likely taken in June 1971 and feature locations in Colorado.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (089-092)

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – SEP84.DOC

This post includes the contents of SEP84.DOC. This appears to be a report that gives details on the usage of the SIG (how many hours each user spent in the SIG, etc.). This is in the from of an e-mail from someone named KELLY who was presumably an employee of Delphi. The e-mail is dated October 4th, 1984.

Source: Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – SEP84.DOC

Atari Jaguar

Atari Jaguar ad

“Here’s something to gnaw on. The new Jaguar interactive multimedia system has a mind blowing 64 bits of power, compared to a simply 16 bits for the competition. 64 bits means 16 million colors in a 3D world. Breakneck speeds. Cat-like control. And special effects like you see in the movies.

How does it sound? Well, if this ad had a volume button your mother would be yelling at you to turn it down. Car crashes, alien screeches, jet engines and other bone rattling stereo CD quality sounds will make you jump out of your seat.

When you do, make sure to run to the nearest store. Everyone else will be there chomping at the bit to buy one.

What we’re really saying is Jaguar’s 64 bits eats the competition alive. Sink your teeth into it and you’ll see what we mean. Get Bit by Jaguar.”

The Atari Jaguar was Atari’s last attempt at a home console. The Atari Jaguar was released in 1993 and discontinued in 1996 after selling only 250,000 units.

The Jaguar had a lot going for it when it was released. It was the most powerful system available (even if the 64-bits claim was a bit of an exageration… it would more accurately be called a 32-bit system) and it was affordable. However, the multi-chip design made it difficult to program for and there were too few 3rd party releases and without quality software, no system can survive. In addition, the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation were released in 1995 and for the most part, these were technically superior systems, easier to program for and had more 3rd party software. Despite the price advantage (the Jaguar was much cheaper at only $149) and the release of a CD peripheral, it just could not compete.

This failure was pretty much the end of Atari. Atari left the home video game market for good and Hasbro Interactive bought out Atari in the late 1990s.

However, the Jaguar lives on. The patents were released to the public domain and homebrew games are still being developed for the console. Jaguar hardware also lived a little longer as the basis for the Atari arcade games Area 51 (1995), Maximum Force (1996) and the combo version (1998).

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (085-088)

All of these photos were likely taken in the early 1970s.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (085-088)