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ARC: The Adelaide Retro-Computing Group

December 22, 2019 paleotronic 0

Today almost everyone will use a computer, or some form of computer controlled hardware to do their job. When they get home they might play games on their PC or Mac, or use social media [more…]

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Paleotronic’s 12 Years of Retro-Christmas Returns!

December 14, 2019 paleotronic 0

Did you miss it last year? Well, here’s another chance to check out Paleotronic’s 12 years of Retro-Christmas, a series of 12 mini-mags looking back at consumer electronics covering the years 1980-1991. It was the [more…]

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BBSes: Partying Online Like It’s 1989

September 4, 2019 paleotronic 0

While the Internet would eventually bring computer-based telecommunications to the masses, by the late 1980s more tech-savvy individuals were already meeting new people and having all sorts of discussions ‘on-line’ – and in some cases [more…]

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Gadget Graveyard: Dot-Matrix Printers

August 26, 2019 paleotronic 0

You might have got the impression, upon entering Jane Smith’s house (sometime in 1986) that her husband was in the process of renovating their kitchen, the sound of a power tool growling and grinding away [more…]

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A Tongue-In-Cheek Look Back at Broderbund’s ‘The Print Shop’

August 20, 2019 paleotronic 0

In the early 1980s, if you wanted posters to advertise a yard sale or a party, your options were pretty limited. You could get some blank sheets of paper and some crayons or felt markers [more…]

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Paleotronic’s 12 Years of Retro-Christmas (Combined Download)

December 26, 2018 paleotronic 0

Our tour of electronic Christmas gifts past has concluded, but if you missed it, don’t worry! You can catch up by downloading all of the episodes in a single file via the link below. Download [more…]

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Issue #3 has been released: To the Moon!

September 17, 2018 paleotronic 0

The digital copy of issue 3 has been released, and the files are at the printer awaiting publishing of the hard-copy version. Our third issue looks at the Apollo lunar landings, and all other things [more…]

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Department Store BASIC: Learning to code via programmatic vandalism in the 1980s

June 19, 2018 paleotronic 0

Before MS-DOS, Microsoft’s biggest product was arguably BASIC. Variants of Microsoft BASIC shipped in most 1980s home computers, including the Commodore 64, Tandy Color Computer and the Apple II (as Applesoft BASIC). Standing for “Beginners [more…]

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