Computer Ads from the Past
John Paul WohlscheidDid you ever stare at the ads in your favorite computer magazine and wish you could afford those cool systems or games? I have. Now I look back at computer history through those ads. I also republish interviews and comics from those magazines.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 288 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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Comics from March 1981 Issue of Computers and Automation Magazine
Hi,
Computers and Automation Magazine was the first computer magazine. Here is a little blurb from Archive.org:
Published by Edmund C. Berkeley since 1950. Computers and Automation was the first computer magazine. It was originally call...
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Hello, fellow nerds!!!!
The 4th of July is upon us and it’s time for a sale on paid subscriptions. I originally though about offering 250% off to celebrate the country’s milestone birthday, but that would...
MacWorld Interviewed Paul Brainerd, president of Aldus Corporation (1988)
Note: I was trying to get this done last night for June, but fell asleep. So pretend it’s June as you read this. JPW
From the October 1988 issue of MacWorld magazine
An interview with Paul Brainerd, president of Aldus Corporation
Paul...
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