Our ninth instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas visit to the past includes the Nintendo Entertainment System (it really became popular in 1988!), Mario, all sorts of arcade games like Afterburner, and the Korg [more…]
December was a big time for 1980s computer and video-game magazines. Their shiny covers stood out at newsagents and magazine stands, hoping to encourage Christmas shoppers to purchase them as stocking stuffers for friends, relatives [more…]
Our eighth instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas visit to the past includes the Commodore Amiga, Atari XEGS, Yamaha SHS-10 Keytar and plans for an electronic Christmas tree! Click on each image for the [more…]
Our sixth instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas visit to the past includes the Atari ST, Commodore 128, The Goonies, Knight Rider and Teddy Ruxpin! Also, the eighth wonder of the world: The Clapper. [more…]
Our fifth instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas visit to the past includes the Macintosh, Apple IIc, PCjr, calculator watches and more! Click on each image for the full-sized copy or download the PDF Version
Our fourth instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas includes the Coleco Adam, Tandy Model 100, the Sound Burger and much more… Click on each image for the full-sized copy or download the PDF Version
Our third instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas includes ET: The Extra Terrible, the Colecovision, Spectrum, Commodore 64 and much, much more… Click on each image for the full-sized copy or download the PDF Version [more…]
Our second instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas includes the ZX81, TI99/4A. BBC Micro and more… Click on each image for the full-sized copy or download the PDF Version
Over the next 23 days we’re going on a journey through 12 years of Christmas tech-gifts past. Our first year is 1980, when first generation consoles and home computers began to gain serious traction. Click [more…]
In the 1960s, television was something that was a passive occupation, you turn it on an it entertained you. The possibility that you might be able to create or manage what you saw on the [more…]
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