history of computer graphics (1972)

Retro about retro!
Here's a computer graphics retrospective dating from 1972, as if the pinnacle of technology had been attained.

'It's great. Such a great thing.'

Watch Andy Warhol, with the assistance of Debbie Harry, demonstrate some of the Amiga's artistic possibilities at the personal computer's 1985 launch event at Lincoln Center.

computopia - old visions of a high-tech future

In 1969, Shōnen Sunday a japanese magazine featured a series of illustrated articles entitled “Computopia,” which depicted life in a pleasant future pervaded by computers. Here are three illustrations from the series.

Hungry Horace and His Spiders

I just felt compelled to point out these very sad vintage video game boxes for the Sinclair Spectrum. I wonder how many people actually paid money for these?

Real-time animation and music using a 1985 home computer

"The Amiga home computer shined brightly through the dark ages of computing, before the words "Windows 95", "3D Acceleration" and "Multimedia" ever existed."


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Man and computer

Six best buys in home computers... in 1982

"... One thing about computers— they’re all going to fail, sooner or later. .."
Allright! They knew the truth already back in 1982.

Popular Mechanics Compares 6 Top Computers in January 1982 at Modern Mechanix.