Retro Computer Shorts
Description: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), was founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson in 1957 in Maynard, Massachusetts. Operating under the trade name Digital, they were a major player in the computer industry from the 1960s to the 1990s. Although the company produced many product lines over their history, they are best known for their work in the minicomputer market starting in the mid-1960s. The company produced a series of machines known as the PDP line, with the PDP-8 and PDP-11 being among the most successful minis in history. Their success was only surpassed by another DEC product, the late-1970s VAX "supermini" systems that were designed to replace the PDP-11.
Retro Computer Gaming Digest – One-Year Anniversary 1982 Shorts
by erinasyin
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Description: A throwback to the golden age when 64K felt enormous and the blinking READY. cursor meant an entire world was waiting to be programmed. This distressed home-computer club graphic combines an old-school breadbin machine, warm rainbow stripes, chunky period typography, and worn screen-print texture for the look of a forgotten 1982 computer-club tee. Made for retro computing fans, BASIC programmers, 8-bit enthusiasts, vintage tech collectors, and anyone who remembers when loading a program was part of the adventure
64K Home Computer Club – 1982 Retro Computing Division Shorts
by CHICKENRICE™
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Description: Released in 1981, the VIC-20 was a family version of the PET series (using the same microprocessor and Basic language) and was the first computer to sell more than one million units. International Computer Magazine considered it a compact, user-friendly home computer suitable for inexperienced users, and they awarded it "Computer of the Year." Despite having only 5 KB RAM, it spawned thousands of software programs and games, available on cassette and cartridge. '80s computing magazines publishing cheap programs for users to type in. Originally dubbed the MicroPET in 1980, it later became known as the VIC-20, with VIC referencing the VIC-I (Video Interface Chip) chip used for graphics and sound.
Description: "Mikroelektronik im Sozialismus, Für das Wohl des Volkes" or "Microelectronics in Socialism For The Welfare of the People" This design comes from an East German (GDR) poster depicting the face of Karl Marx onto a circuit board celebrating the use of modern microelectronics in building socialism. I have completely redrawn, recolored, and refinished this design in order to preserve this important and fascinating piece of East German and technological history. Check out more of my art and products at https://spacedoglaika.com/
Microelectronics in Socialism For The Welfare of the People - East German Soviet Propaganda Shorts
by SpaceDogLaika
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