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PC World (February 2013)

Cover of the February 2013 issue of PC World By 2013, PC World was a shadow of its former self. In fact, the last issue would be published in August ending a 30

Amstrad Computer User (April 1986)

Cover of the April 1986 issue of Amstrad User The Amstrad CPC line of computers were not ones I had ever even heard of back when they were current in the mid 1980s

More Computer Demons

It's been a while since I have written one of these computer troubleshooting posts. In fact, I think this is only the second and the last one was years ago (and

Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude E6520

Dell's Latitude line was designed for business users. They tended to have more solid construction and be a little more subdued in their looks than the more consumer

Byte (July 1981)

Cover of the July 1981 issue of Byte Byte was perhaps the most successful early computer magazine. In its early days, it covered what would have been considered

PC World (June 1988)

Cover of the June 1988 issue of PC World 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

My Hive witness update - 2026

Currently ranked 33 or 34 depending who you ask, I have been producing blocks for a few years now... or maybe just coming up on two years? I dont remember. I am

Compute! (Fall 1979)

Cover of the Fall 1979 issue of Compute. The Fall 1979 issue of Compute! was the very first issue. I descended from The PET Gazette which exclusively covered the

Byte (November 1988)

Cover of the November 1988 issue of Byte Byte was one of the first computer magazines published in the U.S. It covered a wide variety of 'small systems' including

PC World (October 1985)

Cover of the October 1985 issue of PC World PC World was one of the first major PC dedicated magazines. Unlike other early magazines like Byte and Compute!, it

Byte (August 1988)

Cover of the August 1988 issue of Byte Byte was among the earliest computer magazines. It was published from 1975 until 1998, covered just about every computer,

Byte (October 1985)

Cover of the October 1985 issue of Byte Byte was among the earliest computer magazines. It was published from 1975 until 1998. It covered a wide range of computers

Parallel Computing: Why Modern Graphics and Creative Coding Feel So Fast

Most people assume computers work like a straight line: one task after another, in a strict order. That is true for traditional programming in many cases, but it

Compute! (August 1984)

Cover of the August 1984 issue of Compute! Compute! was one of the more popular home computer magazines of its time. It wasn't as technical as something like Byte

Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude E5500

The Latitude line has traditionally been Dell's business line of laptops with the Inspiron line targeted towards the home market. The Latitude E5500, or at least

Compute!'s Gazette (February 1987)

Cover of the February 1987 issue of Compute!'s Gazette Compute!'s Gazette was one of the most popular Commodore 64 magazines and 1987 was quite possibly the Commodore

Compute!'s Gazette (September 1985)

Cover of the September 1985 issue of Compute!'s Gazette Compute!'s Gazette was a spinoff of Compute! that exclusively covered Commodore 8-bit computers which primarily

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – COMPUTER.DOC

A summary for those that haven't necessarily been keeping up with this series: I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store a number of years ago (sometime

PC World (October 1996)

Cover of the October 1996 issue of PC World The mid 1990s was an exciting time for the PC industry. PCs were rapidly being adopted with nearly everyone having one

Computer Shopper (April 1996)

Cover of the April 1996 issue of Computer Shopper During the mid 90s, just before the Internet exploded, Computer Shopper was at its peak. The April 1996 issue has