Explore the golden age of computing with our collection of vintage tech stories, classic hardware retrospectives, and nostalgic gaming memories.
Remember that behemoth sitting on your desk? The deep, boxy computer monitor that hummed with warmth, took up half your workspace, and flickered almost imperceptibly?
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May 29, 2025
Let's dial back the clock. It's the late 1980s or maybe the early 1990s. The personal computer is starting to assert itself, but the 'online world' as we know it doesn't exist yet. Forget slick web browsers; think blinking cursors and text-based interfaces. You sit down at your PC, maybe an early IBM compatible common in offices or universities here in India, or perhaps a beloved Commodore 64 or Apple II at home.
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May 29, 2025
Before CDs became ubiquitous, game demos were rare and distributed through more primitive means. Early home computer magazines in the UK, like Your Sinclair for the ZX Spectrum, pioneered attaching cover tapes (cassettes) featuring game demos or even full exclusive titles. As floppy disks became standard (first 5.25-inch, then 3.5-inch), some magazines began bundling these, though the limited capacity restricted demos to very small snippets or simple games.
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May 29, 2025
Before pocket pets beeped for food, the concept of artificial life flickered on computer screens. Early programmers explored simulations like John Conway's "Game of Life" (1970), demonstrating how simple rules could create complex, evolving patterns. While not pets, these cellular automata explored the foundations of digital existence.
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May 29, 2025
Close your eyes. Transport yourself back to the late 1990s or early 2000s. Maybe it’s late at night in your home in Vadodara, the only time the family phone line is truly free. You sit before the bulky CRT monitor, the glow illuminating your face. You double-click the icon – perhaps for VSNL, India's gateway to the internet back then, or maybe a later provider like Sify. The computer's speakers, previously silent, crackle to life. First, the familiar touch-tone beeps of a phone number being dialed. A pause. Then… it begins Pshhhkkkkkkrrrrkakingkakingkakingtshchchchchchchchcch…
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May 29, 2025
Remember choosing sides? VHS or Betamax? Sega or Nintendo? Maybe you fiercely defended the elegance of Mac OS against the ubiquity of Windows, or later, the crisp potential of HD DVD against the eventual Blu-ray behemoth.
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May 28, 2025
Picture a modern holiday scene, perhaps Diwali night here in Vadodara, or Christmas morning anywhere in the world. The air is filled with festive scents and sounds. But look closer: Grandma isn't just listening to her grandkids on a crackly international call; she's.......
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May 28, 2025
