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PC Mag’s – Best of the decade

techstauf4 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:35:00 +0000

PCMag.com has their picks of what they feel were the most influential productions and people of the decade. You can guess most of them; Google, iPhone, iPod, Facebook, …but it’s still a good read and reminder of how far we’ve come in 10 short years. Take a look here.

More “best of decade” this time from Cnet

techstauf4 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:41:00 +0000

Cnet has a slideshow of their 20 most innovative consumer electronics of the decade. Take a stroll down memory lane here.

Windows Evolution In Pictures

techstauf4 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:27:00 +0000

Here’s a fun pictorial of the history of Windows at Hongkiat.com

Still Radio Shack to me

techstauf4 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:25:31 +0000

They can change their name to “The Shack”, but Radio Shack will always have a place in my heart. I actually sold Tandy computers for a brief period and remember the “trash 80” well. If you want to take a trip down memory lane, head over to a archive of Radio Shack catalogs at radioshackcatalogs.com, it’s great retro fun!

IBM OS/360 to Windows 3.1: Software that Changed Computing Forever | Maximum PC

techstauf4 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:32:58 +0000

A nice trip down software memory lane at MaximumPC. Some of my favs: Zork I, AmigaOS, PageMaker and the Mosaic browser. I remember having to pay for the browser and the TCPIP stack.

IBM OS/360 to Windows 3.1: Software that Changed Computing Forever | Maximum PC

CompuServe Signs Off After 30 Year Run | Maximum PC

techstauf4 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:34:00 +0000

CompuServe is finally gone. The good ole days of AOL, CompuServe, and Prodigy.

CompuServe Signs Off After 30 Year Run | Maximum PC

The C64 lives!

techstauf4 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:22:34 +0000

Ben Heckendorn has done some amazing mods, but this one brings back a lot of memories and keeps true to its retro heritage. Take a look at the C64 and some of his other mods.

The Official Site of Benjamin J Heckendorn

The first Windows Office Suite?

techstauf4 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:15:45 +0000

Digging through my pile of trash, I mean tech memorabilia, I found some manuals that brought back some fond memories, the Palantir “win” series. Remember them? Probably not. Remember Spring Comdex? (yes they used to have 2 a year), how about Windows World?

Anyways, Palantir had one of the first word processors, project management, and database applications for Windows 1.X. Some of the system requirements are: “IBM PC/XT/AT, Compaq, or compatible”, “MS-DOS 2.0 or later”, “512K or memory”.

I was able to still find a PR link from the 1987 Spring Comdex about Palantir.

The graphics on these were “killer”, enjoy.

The Wheel

techstauf4 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:06:21 +0000

Remember the old days? Comdex with Microsoft, Lotus, and WordPerfect? I thought I’d start off my blog with some fun. I have all kinds of stuff lying around (I never throw anything away). I found an old VHS with some old promos on it. This one is a take off of Wheel of Fortune with Wendy Redmond versus Back Slash. Enjoy it while you can.