New: retrocomputingAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-183959hive-180932hive-166405uncommonlabhive-185836hive-183397hive-150122photographyhive-144064bitcoinhive-188619lifekrsuccesshive-101145hive-124908hive-103599hive-139150hive-106183hive-184714hive-150943TrendingNewHotLikersdarth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • yesterdayAhoy! (March 1984)Cover of the March 1984 issue of Ahoy! Ahoy! was a Commodore specific magazine that covered a number of Commodore computers over the years. In 1984 it was covering the then new Commodore 64 and…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 2 days agoDigital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #10 – DM0922.DOCA 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 (we are talking late 1990s probably). I finally got…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 5 days agoRichvale Telecommunications: C64-LinkCompute! - Issue Number 21 - December 1983 This ad is from the December 1983 of Compute! magazine. I had a Commodore 64 but it wasn't until a few years later. I do not remember this particular…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 15 days agoCompute! (November 1984)Cover of the November 1984 issue of Compute! Throughout the 1980s, Compute! was one of the best multi-format computer magazines. It always had tons of content and covered a huge variety of…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 18 days agoSony HiT BiT HB-55 (1984)MSX is a standard computer architecture that was developed by Microsoft and ASCII. Despite Microsoft's involvement, MSX was virtually unheard of in the U.S. Though there were a couple of MSX…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 21 days agoAmstrad Computer User (April 1985)Cover of the April 1985 issue of Amstrad Computer User The Amstrad CPC was a line of 8-bit personal computers based on the Z80A CPU that was popular in the U.K. and other parts of Europe. For the…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 22 days agoRUN: The Commodore 64/128 User's Guide (June 1988)Cover of the June 1988 issue of RUN RUN was one of the most popular Commodore 64 magazines in the U.S. and the one that I bought the most, mainly because it was what I found on the shelves near me…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 25 days agoComputer Play (February 1989)Cover of the February 1989 issue of Computer Play Computer Play was briefly a competitor to Computer Gaming World. In 1989 there were a variety of computer formats covered, including the Commodore…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 26 days agoDigital Archaeology: Compaq Presario 2240Is the Compaq Presario 2240 a retrocomputing pleasure or a piece of junk? It turns out that those are not mutually exclusive categories. If you were a PC power user in the late 1990s looking at…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 28 days agoACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (October 1988)Cover of the October 1988 issue of ACE ACE, short for Advanced Computer Entertainment, is a computer gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. though it also had some non-gaming content. In…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 29 days agoAmiga World (November/December 1985)Cover of the November/December 1985 issue of Amiga World Amiga World was really the main Amiga magazine in the U.S. 1985 was very early in the life of the Amiga and the Amiga 1000 was the only…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • last monthGypsum Caves (Commodore 64, VIC-20)I have to admit that before I came across this ad, I had never heard of "Gypsum Caves" or the company that made it, AdVENTURES. This game was apparently released for both the VIC-20 and the…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • last monthCommodore: The MicroComputer Magazine (June 1983)Cover of the 4th Annual Special Issue of RUN In 1983, Commodore published two magazines. Commodore the MicroComputer Magazine was the productivity oriented title and in 1983 it was covering the…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • last monthRUN Special Issue 4 (1988)Cover of the 4th Annual Special Issue of RUN RUN was one of the most popular Commodore 64 magazines in North America. In its earlier days, it would publish a special holiday issue at the end of…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • last monthGames for Windows (May 2007)Cover of the May 2007 issue of Games for Windows Microsoft bought Computer Gaming World and turned it into Game for Windows. The content didn't really change much which was a good thing. However…darth-azrael (67)in retrogaming • 2 months agoThe One (January 1991)Cover of the January 1991 issue of The One The One was a U.K. based magazine that generally covered 16-bit computer games. The January 1991 issue included coverage of Amiga, Atari ST and PC (DOS)…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 2 months agoMacAddict (March 1997)Cover of the March 1997 issue of MacAddict MacAddict was very much like a Mac specific version of Maximum PC. I think that it eventually morphed into MacLife but in my opinion it was much, much…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 2 months agoDigital Archaeology: HP Pavilion p7-1012The Hewlett Packard p7-1012 is a great example of why you don't want to buy "big box" store computers off the shelf. On the one hand, it looks ok and while it has a fairly low-end CPU even for the…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 2 months agoMaximum PC (November 2009)Cover of the November 2009 issue of Maximum PC Maximum PC has always been my favorite PC magazine even back in its earliest days when it was called boot. Amazingly enough, it is still being…darth-azrael (67)in retrocomputing • 2 months agoRUN (April 1987)Cover of the April 1987 issue of RUN magazine RUN was one of the longest running and most popular Commodore 64/128 magazines in North America. I didn't start buying it until Commodore Magazine…
