#retrocomputingUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsdarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 2 days agoDigital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #10 – DM0910.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. I finally got around to adarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 hours agoInfo (August/September 1986)Cover of the August/September issue of Infostormkeepergu in #technology • 3 years agoCar Audio Cassette Adaptor that can be used for Retrocomputing[Oridarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoCompute!’s Apple (Spring 1986)While Compute! was a multiformat computer magazine, there were also a number of spin-offs that were dedicated tdarth-cryptic in #retrocomputing • 3 years ago'IBM PC Compatible': How Adversarial Interoperability Saved PCs From MonopolizationAdversarial interoperability is what happens when someone makes a new product or service that works with a dominant product or service, against the wishes of the dominant bdarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoANALOG Computing (February 1986)ANALOG Computing was probably the most popular Atari 8-bit computer magazine, at least in North America. Hodarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoCompute!'s Gazette Disk (Commodore 64, VIC-20)Back in the 8-bit days of comdarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoMSD Systems, Inc.There were a large number of companies tdarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoVic Computing (February 1982)VIC Computing was a magazine published in the U.K. for a couple of years dedicatdarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoComputist (May 1987)Computist was a rather unique magazine for the Apple II. It openly advocated circumventing copy protection and provideddarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoAmerican People/Link (1984)It's seems the world has forgotten about life before the Internet. Most of the thidarth-azrael in #retrocomputing • 3 years agoANALOG Computing (April 1987)ANALOG Computing was probably the most successful magazine dedicatdarth-azrael in #computers • last yearDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 16)stormkeepergu in #computers • 2 years agoMore retro laptop stuff!Whilst I’ve made a list of all the games that are or used to be freeware on the PC (and a few games on other systems), I should probably be looking at getting patches for those…makerhacks in #computers • 5 months agoRemember Bulletin Boards?Before there was a Web 1, let alone a Web 3, we already had electronic social media. They were called Bulletin Boards or BBS. I mentioned in a previous article how…darth-azrael in #delphi • last yearDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 11)darth-azrael in #digitalarchaeology • last yearDigital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #9 (part 19)A summary for those that haven't been keestormkeepergu in #gaming • 3 years agoRetro Gaming ResearchMaking a list of older #DOS and #Windows (9x and before) Freeware (current and previous)/PD/Open Source games is a pretty large task, especially when you need to find download…darth-azrael in #hive-140217 • last yearAmstrad Computer User (April 1987)In the U.S. in the 1980s, the computer wars tended to center around the Apple II, Cdarth-azrael in #hive-140217 • 9 months agoCommodore Format (July 1995)Those in the U.S. might find it hard to believe, but Commodore Format was a Commodore 64 mag