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Directory Sort in Norton Utilities 4.00 for DOS #RetroTech #80sComputing #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech
Directory Sort in Norton Utilities 4.00 for DOS
#RetroTech #80sComputing #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech
Merry Christmas! 🎅 🔊 Volume up for the conclusion of a Tandy Bears Christmas. Did they get all the ‘80s technology they wished for?
#RetroTech #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #80sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? for DOS (1989) #RetroTech #DOS #DOSGaming #80sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1980sTech
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? for DOS (1989)
#RetroTech #DOS #DOSGaming #80sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1980sTech
Hand held mini computer used by #nalfloc in 1982. You can see why we all thought we'd be wearing silver suits by the millennium :) #80scomputing #nalflocwatertreatment #nalco
The Seiko UC-2000, released in 1984, was a pioneering smartwatch that could store memos and perform calculations when paired with its keyboard. #RetroTech #80sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #Smartwatch
The Seiko UC-2000, released in 1984, was a pioneering smartwatch that could store memos and perform calculations when paired with its keyboard.
#RetroTech #80sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #Smartwatch
DeskMate 2 - Tandy’s GUI of the 80s (before Windows 3.1) for their computers sold at RadioShack #RetroTech #80sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1980sTech #Tandy #DeskMate
DeskMate 2 - Tandy’s GUI of the 80s (before Windows 3.1) for their computers sold at RadioShack
#RetroTech #80sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1980sTech #Tandy #DeskMate
The BBC Microcomputer System, the educational stalwart that contrasted sharply with the humble Spectrum at home. 📸 Image Credit: Alistair McMillan, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schools forced kids to learn on the BBC Micro, then expected them to go home and understand their Spectrum’s rubber keyboard. No wonder so many ‘80s kids got good at troubleshooting.
#BBCMicro #Acorn #RetroTech #80sComputing #8bit
The Dragon 32, a British-built home computer with a beige plastic case and built-in black keyboard, similar in design to the TRS-80 Color Computer. 📸 Image Credit: Liftarn, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dragon 32 was a noble attempt at a British-built home computer. Unfortunately, it was also a noble attempt at making TRS-80 software seem desirable. I have one now, but I'm finding it hard to find anyone saying positive things. Can anyone help?
#Dragon32 #8bit #RetroTech #80sComputing
The ZX Spectrum 48K, featuring its iconic rubber keys and rainbow stripe, a beloved symbol of 1980s home computing. 📸 Image Credit: Evan-Amos, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ZX Spectrum’s rainbow stripe wasn’t just branding - it was a warning label for the colour clash inside.
Yet somehow, we adored every garish blob.
#ZXSpectrum #RetroGaming #8bit #80sComputing #RetroTech
Sony HB-10P MSX home computer with a black casing, white and grey keyboard, blue function keys, and a built-in cartridge slot. Released in the mid-1980s, it was part of the MSX standard, aiming to unify home computing across manufacturers. Image by Doppelgangland, licensed under Creative Commons.
MSX aimed to standardise home computing. If it had gained more traction in the UK, could it have prevented the market from becoming so fragmented? We all remember the many multiple software formats in shops like Woolworths!
#MSX #80sComputing #RetroTech #HomeComputers
BBC Microcomputer System with its distinctive beige casing, black keyboard, and red function keys. Designed by Acorn for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, it became a staple in UK schools during the 1980s. Image by Stuart Brady, released into the public domain.
If UK schools had standardised on a ZX Spectrum (or even a C64!) instead of the BBC Micro, how differently might the UK’s software industry have evolved? Would ARM have existed?
#BBCMicro #RetroTech #80sComputing #Education
American Users Discover Snobsoft BBS – A 40-Year-Old System Still Thriving
#Commodore64 #C64 #BBS #RetroComputing #SnobSoft #VintageTech #80sComputing #BulletinBoardSystem
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A Tour of The Dark Lord’s C-Net 12.0 BBS (1988)
#C64 #Commodore64 #BBS #Sysop #RetroComputing #VintageTech #CNet12 #80sComputing #ClassicMods #BulletinBoardSystem
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#80SComputing
#RetroComputing
#TRS-80
I think I found a scanned version of the book I was thinking about.
It's from @internetarchive and it was written in 1979,the year of my birth.
I was in front of a TRS-80 with this book and not really knowing what I was supposed to do with it at about 5 […]
