<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:17:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/computerarcana/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Compute!'s Gazette (July 1989)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compute!'s Gazette was Compute!'s most successful spin-off and one of the longest lasting Commodore 8-bit specific magazines. I preferred RUN but Gazette was a close second. The July 1989 issue includes:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-s-gazette-july-1989</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-s-gazette-july-1989</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg42tMXE3yxRphXzokhdQbLZquCnQHGFZBkBp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[80 Microcomputing: THE Magazine for TRS-80 Users (March 1980)]]></title><description><![CDATA[80 Microcomputing was one of only a couple of magazines dedicated to the TRS-80. There were several models of the TRS-80 over the years and the same name was used for some incompatible systems as well]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/80-microcomputing-the-magazine-for-trs-80-users-march-1980</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/80-microcomputing-the-magazine-for-trs-80-users-march-1980</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu79fYh1Svf3mN2MBPH8NHNA1gjF1HNMzYeHUXwGnzmUtSJAFU6gGdhqJp6VKjoYRdqrxFr9DdkVim9jwsk82BNfKyhALPyR9cTze9DkRk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sync (September/October 1982)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sinclair line of computers was not very popular in the U.S. but they did have a presence in the form of a license to Timex. Sync was one magazine dedicated to these computers. The contents of the September]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/sync-september-october-1982</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/sync-september-october-1982</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99a7Ub3EGKWFTsc3xmcecE6ATWoB8LhruSGnbhckzmmq7opNR83Jzo7YqaQDPoPmpU6Nb5DT3fh7A4optNGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amiga Computing U.S. Edition (December 1995)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amiga Computing was originally a U.K. based magazine that was published in both the U.K. and the U.S. There were a total of 117 issues published from 1988 through 1997. The December 1995 issue of the U.S.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/amiga-computing-u-s-edition-december-1995</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/amiga-computing-u-s-edition-december-1995</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VDFVfes4J8WBmiaYPdeJseNDAwr4cMTaFBnwam4dtXuYMp7wSWy21znp1rfQUQA8brR66tyWgL3GNH2211XbyawLP3GzudfRqxDYzXLcKTY8cZq6AA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[K-Power (February 1984)]]></title><description><![CDATA[K-Power was a relatively short-lived computer magazine by scholastic published in the early/mid 1980s and designed to appeal to kids. The February 1985 issue includes the following: Features A Networking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/k-power-february-1984</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/k-power-february-1984</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsLBYecSp3jKD1kzdmSDY3YGccsxQvsc8gw6Jggvg9TSttvG34qdLNTJptQg6gf872WWQHo5T7ZR8F9cQ8QLs6er7XnyEQvusZcEahqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compute! (September 1988)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compute! was one of the most popular computer magazines for many years. It covered a wide variety of systems throughout its life including the Commodore 64, Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, and of course PCs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-september-1988</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-september-1988</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu79fYh1Svf3mN2MBPH8Na5yBG6FcmxyRiZq63eZtcNyxBgMjS49TMs3kJo44VYRiHdtpif5aWnTooYFFxx9i7r7dv6DT4eY4fMqfrbER4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coleco ADAM - The Customer Is Always Right]]></title><description><![CDATA[This ad for the Coleco ADAM came out circa 1985. It's quite possible that the ADAM had already been discontinued by the time people saw this ad though stock would no doubt still been available. The ad]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/coleco-adam-the-customer-is-always-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/coleco-adam-the-customer-is-always-right</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99a7bWaRjFEmNDsyXTFKBCeJKVRB2ytgpu6xjEAJe5T1RZKM4nCRjaGC3QfaJGkZ15XAZrReCSY3aJVFf2hc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compute!'s Gazette (September 1987)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compute!'s Gazette was a spinoff of Compute! dedicated to the Commodore 64. It was the most successful of Compute!'s several spinoff magazines lasting from 1983 all the way until 1995. The September 1987]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-s-gazette-september-1987</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/compute-s-gazette-september-1987</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu79fYh1Svf3mN2MBPH8JJhh4nuqrZU7sMnhJYaQYiR3VxSFkDsiP43PzA4oSLnGnmUR6YWZQ6gQtYfeVFU3N4AVBjT1RM1ZthAsyw1VvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[American PEOPLE/LINK]]></title><description><![CDATA[American People/Link was an early, pre-internet online service. 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I remember seeing ads by this company]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/protecto-enterprizes-commodore-64-vic-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/protecto-enterprizes-commodore-64-vic-20</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQr1iQF5xVdVmsssEH1dby6GTdkiYKwDkgyV36pYyPrq7qseQeiiRWQwrpiWvVdxbg5L4uN42DqPqPVnN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[REEVE Software (Atari ST, 1987)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Atari ST ad from 1987 looks a little shady to me. Is that supposed to be a dog looking shamefully at its own poop? Because that's what it looks like to me... And an address on Old Farm Lane in Illinois?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/reeve-software-atari-st-1987</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/reeve-software-atari-st-1987</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgot7Yx2bJF55xU2kLi4VdMRFAEcuAGBSRex2MWRqL7Nea8Cxp3rhmmLmCKBegzB3MhzCp2sFJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Archaeology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[An analysis of specimen number four in this batch of ancient magnetic media will be pretty short as it appears to be a bunch of binary data files with no indication of what they are or what program might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-codex-floppy-disk-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-codex-floppy-disk-4</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 22:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCPQ2Z8DYcz3WBFXQ3wD9BoM8GjVpSZ2kHkWFcUc31XHVwvVdm8G1f5ViKD1dht7ZmYcjdYEzWdLJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRS-80 Model III]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems like every computer maker was using some celebrity to sell there machines in the early 1980s. Commodore had the right idea with William Shatner for the VIC-20. Who better to sell a computer than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/trs-80-model-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/trs-80-model-iii</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQrZGcLSR9agSQMURhBxcUAN2hiad2gY5JboMxPWNjXQYnkEN7ZT99scr5yE5ZfYNXBdV6ecw1Vga5zUv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Archaelology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing on with this exploration of ancient magnetic archives, this is the third 5.25" floppy disk from a stash discovered in a thrift store long ago. The first two disks revealed some not safe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaelology-codex-floppy-disk-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaelology-codex-floppy-disk-3</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 04:27:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCJ3CpuGuJF1sDvtJsWCB66WuH9xm8cDSzS6KJPrjAai5eaTGPgdxXX87wZWwmRRmCty7fkpRE6cW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computer Play (November 1988)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Computer Play was very briefly a competitor of Computer Gaming World. However, it was short-lived lasting less than a year between 1988 and 1989. The November 1988 issue includes: Departments Letters -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/computer-play-november-1988</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrogaming/@darth-azrael/computer-play-november-1988</guid><category><![CDATA[retrogaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcjcZJBmAin7JzLHQVNh78vEz13e7FUcEieW5DBjYQ4NuAbdnn8g4gw4ZCFG5SgVFHzLhntrzDRuwLM5rnSDL37aG1ZG4Qn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Archaelology: Codex (Floppy Disk) #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[As promised in a previous post, I'm going to share the contents of various tomes (in the form of a box of 5.25" floppy disks) I discovered in a thrift store a long time ago, along with some others]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaelology-codex-floppy-disk-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaelology-codex-floppy-disk-1</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 19:10:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVvswZ6NGr7R8NYB2mGmva2c8p5xHLm9saE1KWrMC6SpUaFXG9sDqGA87MXaGCHgZ28JTGDArXp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Archaeology – Expedition #6 - eMachines T2692]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this expedition I travelled on my bicycle throughout my community and surrounding communities. This was more of a leisurely journey than a true expedition but it was the evening before garbage day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-expedition-6-emachines-t2692</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/digital-archaeology-expedition-6-emachines-t2692</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 23:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVvs2VKSnJUnjWrFqfrqx4TgcXnKBBtf2a3EQo4pnLir1PvvM6x93aWRzpyagxS683YqZXvfAhL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Commodore 64]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Commodore 64 has the distinction of being the best selling computer of all time. No other single model has come close. So what made the Commodore 64 so special? The Commodore 64 was not Commodore's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/the-commodore-64</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/the-commodore-64</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLxenC3vr2TT5GYH9iWhCNqXRFHntNo6Ge1EfeTMQhyTrL7DtCG9tPzJg3f2ZQ4K3Yd1L9yZG3UiGvojPp6NzKMmnsXPnr8Cu1KZbtNUL8kKQas1nx24fj7zMJv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strip Poker (Commodore 64)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1985, my neighbor got a Commodore 64 from his cousin who must have upgraded to something else. 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Family]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/family-computing-september-1983</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retrocomputing/@darth-azrael/family-computing-september-1983</guid><category><![CDATA[retrocomputing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-azrael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynwsjysEYCmxx3cxs1cfQdQnyePw3GxnsLZZ1baY7w9Px3jxM4EaJPNYP6agqHadaESGcokMVVbg7qQMkitxiXCxoshSEU2gjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>