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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

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

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

Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – DEPRESS.DOC

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

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

Creando un gestor de archivos retro usando FoxBASE: Parte 2

Creando un gestor de archivos retro usando FoxBASE: Parte 2 Imagen creada usando Gemini Introducción En la primera parte de este texto, expuse la idea de desarrollar

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

Computer + Video Games (April 1991)

Cover of the April 1991 issue of Computer + Video Games Computer & Video Games was the longest running video game magazine that I am aware of. It was published

Creando un gestor de archivos retro usando FoxBASE: Parte 1

Creando un gestor de archivos retro usando FoxBASE: Parte 1 Imagen creada usando Gemini Introducción ¡Bienvenidos amigos de lo retro!Por medio de esta serie de artículos

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

PC Zone (January 2001)

Cover of the January 2001 issue of PC Zone PC Zone is a PC gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. In fact, it was the first magazine published in the U.K.

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