Commodore Amiga 1010, 1011, CD-1411 | Oldcomputr.com
This article covers all three of the 3.5″ external floppy drives produced by Commodore for the Amiga line of computers.| Oldcomputr.com
Last week I wrote about G.I. Joe, one of three titles in Epyx’s “Computer Activity Toys” line. Barbie and Hot Wheels share the same origins and trajectory, and probably should have been part of that story… oh well. In the late 1970s, with the home computer industry still in its infancy, much of the software […]| Retro365
Looking back on a vagabond masterpiece The post Such a Crumbling Beauty: Tom Waits’ Rain Dogs Turns 40 appeared first on Rock and Roll Globe.| Rock and Roll Globe
In the late 1970s, wargaming was little more than an idea waiting to be realized on home computers. The hobby was popularized by companies like Avalon Hill and SPI, whose boxed sets of maps, counters, and thick rulebooks recreated conflicts ranging from ancient battlefields to hypothetical nuclear wars. For many, the appeal lay in the […]| Retro365
In the late 1970s, with the home computer industry still in its infancy, much of the software being written was aimed at hobbyists and technically minded players. In 1978, Jon Freeman and Jim Connelly founded Automated Simulations, one of the earliest independent computer game publishers. The debut, Starfleet Orion, was essentially a computerized board game, […]| Retro365
This article covers all three of the 3.5″ external floppy drives produced by Commodore for the Amiga line of computers.| Oldcomputr.com
I was away for the weekend with my church, and so I thought what better what to efficiently cover off three titles for A Book A Day In May than with a trilogy in one paperback? I was also chatting| Stuck in a Book
Andrei Konchalovsky’s classic 1985 action thriller RUNAWAY TRAIN starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts and Rebecca DeMornay will be released in a new 4K Ultra-HD Edition later this year. Film Review Synopsis: Tearing up the tracks at 100 miles-per-hour, Runaway Train features “hair rasing footage” and spectacular, Oscar performances By Jon Voight and Eric Roberts.Manny is […]| FuriousCinema.com
Travelers are Skittish After a Rash of Incidents. Here's Some Comfort...| AskThePilot.com
A never-released arcade version of Archer Maclean's Dropzone was recently discovered, so lets take a look at this retro prototype game.| Arcade Heroes
Before the Montreal Screwjob, Vince McMahon orchestrated a 1985 betrayal of Wendi Richter by The Fabulous Moolah, which changed WWE history.| Pro Wrestling Stories
Last December a friend of mine came back from the UK for a vacation and brought me this NES, with a few cartridges, as a gift. When I saw Zelda and Zelda II I told him that those could sell for a n…| Oldcomputr.com
Myths persist where facts are absent. The microelectronics industry is perceived as clean due to the absence of contrary facts, and because there is so much to be gained by neglecting the bad news about high-tech. The high-tech industry is touted by both liberal and conservative politicians as the industrial salvation of the U.S. economy – the jobs and investment replacement for the faltering American steel and auto industries. Local politicians promise jobless workers new employment opport...| Science for the People Archives
While these inequalities were not caused by computers, they may well be reproduced and even accentuated by their use. We examine here three areas in which these problems arise: hardware, software, and classroom use. We present more examples on the third area because it is more apt to be overlooked in discussions of equity in computer use, and because the process by which inequalities are produced is more subtle.| Science for the People Archives
Our observations and interviews were guided by a common set of orienting questions regarding the relationship between the characteristics of schools, the students they educate and the policies and practices of computer use in the five districts we studied. We found a very strong relationship between (1) the rationale for computer use, (2) the source of funding for computer acquisition, (3) the type of students who are educated using computers, and (4) the type of instruction presented to stud...| Science for the People Archives
New Item: HP Integral Personal Computer I am trying to avoid buying any old computer, but a friend of mine and I made an exception in this case and bought this together. Somebody in Prague offered a non-working HP Integral Personal Computer (1985) for $420. It was just 15 minutes of traveling from my friend’s home, so he visited the seller and told him that he would buy it if he could look into it, measure voltages and check for corrosion (either from caps or a leaked battery). The seller a...| 80-90s Computing
2023 Was One of Safest Years in Aviation History. So Why Am I Nervous?| AskThePilot.com
