One of the best, if not the best, advertisements that I have ever seen. Published by Electronics Arts, one of the most famous gaming software companies on the planet, the ad is dated November 1983 in the premiere edition of Personal Software magazine. Electronic Arts had released their first games at that time and are marketing themselves as the best place for independent talents. They have been extremely successful ever since with games such as FIFA, The Sims, Need for Speed, and Madden NFL. #retrocomputing #retrogaming

The weirdest voice-activated computer that I have ever seen on TV. Look at the microphone! This is from Wonder Woman Season 2, Episode 1 (1977). #retrocomputing #scifi

An “attractive” advertisement about time sharing in SCSS Interface April 1976 magazine. Call Tracy? #retrocomputing

@sharewarewolf hello. Can I have one. I will pay postage / zipcode 98671

Which character would you pick - numbers listed from 36 to 71. I choose 57. Tom & Jerry #comics

@nazokiyoubinbou yup. Came with the map, 3 cds including construction set

@GabeMoralesVR that makes me double retro old :) 50

Don’t know if games from the early 2000’s are considered retro, but I found this for $1 #retrogaming

This book is a masterpiece. If you are contemplating what to read during your idle time, I highly recommend the uncut edition of Robert Heinlein (1961), Stranger In A Strange Land. It is one of the most popular science fiction books ever published. I only discovered Heinlen's work recently, and, halfway through this book, it is the best one that I have read this year. #scifi #books

Beautiful #atari ad in Popular Science Nov 81. #retrogaming #retrocomputing

Cool ad for Sinclair Zx81 in Popular Science, Nov 1981 magazine. Notice how they displayed the board and the chips. #retrocomputing

Just arrived. 1988 tapes about the past and future of computer games. #retrogaming #retrocomputing

Check this hilarious bedtime story, “The Computer Clan Goes To The Beach” from CompuMag Issue 2 June 1989. #retrocomputing

@forty2 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 dude, you made my day.

@forty2 well… all of the items in the picture deserve to be in public view because they are doing something. One thing you can do is to remove the only one item in the photo that is doing nothing. This one: 😀

@mos_8502 know the feeling

My idol

A perfect example of when someone tries to be a smartass and loses. I was playing a chess game anonymously against an anonymous person. I had the black pieces and the other had the white pieces. I was losing and ended up solely with a king and no other pieces. The opponent had a queen and some pawns and could have checkmated me. Instead, that person decided to turn the pawns into four queens. That is a 36 to 0 score advantage against me. Even when losing, I don’t stop until it is a checkmate. What then happens next? Power does not necessarily turn into a win. With the opponent turning the pawns into four powerful queens, I was left with only the king, forcing a stalemate in the game because I strategically positioned the king so I could not move the king while not under threat (or check). By chess rules, this ended with a draw. Ouch to the opponent…. Lesson learned: never give up in the middle of a game. The power of the mind can defeat those with the upper hand even when under losing conditions. Forcing a draw against a sure win is as mentally rewarding as a win, if not more.

@jnv 😀

@RegGuy creative computing :) but yes datamation too