PC World (June 1983)

PC World was one of the first and longest running magazines dedicated to the PC. It was also one of the best. The June 1983 issue includes:

PC World (June 1983)

PC World (June 1988)

In the 1980s, there wasn't much of an Internet to speak of so you got pretty much all of your computer related info from magazines. Hence the large size of what was probably the most popular PC specific magazine with this one coming it at about 400 pages. Contents for the June 1988 issue includes:

PC World (June 1988)

Byte (November 1988)

Byte was one of the first computer magazines published in the U.S. It covered a wide variety of 'small systems' including both home computers and machines made for businesses. However, it seemed the popularity of Byte faded the more the popularity of the PC grew. Nevertheless, for much of its life it was extremely popular and issues were huge including this one from November 1988. Contents includes:

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Byte (August 1988)

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)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (301-304)

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)

Mr. Do! (Arcade)

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.

Mr. Do! was ported to a wide variety of systems, including the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Super Nintendo, Neo Geo, and Game Boy Color. The arcade version also found its way to the Wii Virtual Console in 2010.

Byte (April 1984)

Subtitled "The Small Systems Journal", for most of its life, Byte wasn't strictly a "home" or personal computer magazine. It covered computers that would have been used by businesses, hobbyists, etc. though it did also, of course, cover home computers. In the early to mid 1980s, issues tended to be huge with this one coming in at about 564 pages. The April 1984 issue includes:

Byte (April 1984)

Compute! (February 1983)

Compute! was a popular computer magazine for home computer users in the 1980s. In 1983 it was subtitled "The Leading Magazine Of Home, Educational, And Recreational Computing". It covered various popular home computer systems and even had spinoffs dedicated to particular systems such as the Commodore 64 and Apple II. The February 1983 issue of Compute! includes:

Compute! (February 1983):

Electronic Games (Winter 1981) | PeakD

See https://megalextoria.blogspot.com/2013/06/electronic-games-winter-1981.html

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 (097-100)

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

Popular Computing Weekly (October 23rd, 1986)

Popular Computing Weekly was, as the title suggests, a weekly publication that covered the popular computers at the time in the U.K. where it was published. The October 23-29 issue includes:

Source: Popular Computing Weekly (October 23rd, 1986)

Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (065-068)

I believe that all of the photos in this set are from the early to mid 1980s.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (065-068)

Byte (May 1988)

Byte tended to be the most technical of mainstream computer magazines though it became less so over time. It was not PC specific (after all, it was being published long before IBM's PC was released) but by the late 1980s, the majority of its coverage was oriented towards the PC. The May 1988 issue includes:

Byte (May 1988)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (125-128)

All of the slides in this set have the date January 1981 stamped on them and were likely taken Christmas day 1980.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (125-128)

PC World (November 1988)

PC World was probably the best general PC specific magazine (though I preferred Boot/Maximum PC when it came along much later). The late 1980s and early 1990s were probably peak for PC World, at least in terms of page count. The November 1988 issue of PC World includes:

Source: PC World (November 1988)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (117-120) | PeakD

All of the slides in this set have the date January 1981 stamped on them and I believe they were probably taken Christmas day 1980.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (117-120)

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – STRANGE.DOC

This post includes the contents of STRANGE.DOC. This is a chat log that was forwarded in an e-mail. The e-mail is dated January 24th, 1985 and the chat log was from the previous night.

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

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (109-112)

All of the slides in this set have the date January 1981 stamped on them and were probably taken Christmas day 1980.

Source: Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (109-112)

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (105-108)

All of the slides in this set have the date January 1981 stamped on them.

Vintage Photos - Lot 4 (105-108)