computers Tag Posts Index

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

Compute! (December 1981)

Cover of the December 1981 issue of Compute! Compute! was one of the earliest home computer magazines. Early in its history, it focused on 6502 based machines. In

Byte (April 1984)

Cover of the April 1984 issue of Byte Subtitled "The Small Systems Journal", for most of its life, Byte wasn't strictly a "home" or personal

PC World (September 1990)

Cover of the September 1990 issue of PC World PC World was one of the most popular PC specific magazines for a long time throughout a good portion of the 1980s,

RUN: The Commodore 64/128 User's Guide (April 1990)

Cover of the April 1990 issue of RUN RUN was perhaps my favorite computer magazine. It was dedicated to Commodore 8-bit computers which primarily meant the Commodore

PC World (May 1988)

Cover of the May 1988 issue of PC World PC World was probably the most popular computer magazine from the late 80s until it ceased publication. It shrunk considerable

Computer Shopper (July 2001)

Cover of the July 2001 issue of Computer Shopper By 2001, Computer Shopper was no longer the phone book sized monstrosity it once was in the late 1980s and 1990s

Compute! (February 1983)

Cover of the February 1983 issue of Compute! Compute! was a popular computer magazine for home computer users in the 1980s. In 1983 it was subtitled "The Leading