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Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – NOV84.DOC

Friday, March 27, 2026 6:43 PM

This post includes the contents of NOV84.DOC. Similar to the last few posts in this series, this appears to be a report that gives details on the usage of the SIG

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Maximum PC was my favorite PC magazine. This was a magazine for PC enthusiasts with an emphasis on things like custom builds, overclocking, etc. The April 1999 issue includes:

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 11:48 PM

Maximum PC (April 1999)

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Byte was perhaps the best computer magazine throughout most of its life. The October 1986 issue includes:

Sunday, March 15, 2026 7:05 PM

Byte (October 1986)

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SkateHive

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 5:33 AM

Bernard Arandilla - On The Line EP6 | TWS Skateboarding

Bernard Arandilla pulled out not one, not two, not three, but four tricks in a single row. He perfectly landed a 360 Flip, Frontside Ollie 50-50 Grind, Kickflip, and Pop Shove-it. This skate line happened

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Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude D430

Friday, March 13, 2026 9:39 PM

The Dell Latitude D430 is meant to be an ultraportable. Even by today's standards, it is still pretty small for a laptop.

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StemSocial

Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:51 PM

El formato de imagen PCX: Parte 1

El formato de imagen PCX y cómo interpretarlo para mostrar una imagen en pantalla usando QuickBASIC.

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Amiga CD32 Gamer (January 1995)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 1:06 AM

The Amiga CD32 was basically Commodore's attempt at turning the Amiga 1200 into a gaming machine with a CD-ROM drive. The January 1995 issue includes:

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PC Zone is a PC gaming magazine that was published in the U.K. from 1993 until 2010. The September 1999 issue includes:

Sunday, March 8, 2026 9:58 PM

PC Zone (September 1999)

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Liketu

Friday, April 3, 2026 4:24 AM

Waxing Moon Over Illuminated Cherry Blossom

The cherry trees are out in blossom and lots of people are enjoying "hanami" (花見) parties all over Japan right now. In many places the petals are already falling like spring snow, but that won't

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StemSocial

Saturday, March 7, 2026 6:45 PM

¿Cómo hacer un intérprete de ecuaciones matemáticas en QuickBASIC? Parte 6 Final

El procedimiento paso a paso para implementar un intérprete de ecuaciones usando QuickBASIC.

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RUN: The Commodore 64 & VIC-20 Magazine (September 1984)

Friday, March 6, 2026 9:29 PM

RUN was primarily a Commodore 64 magazine though depending on the exact time period, it also covered the VIC-20, Plus/4, Commodore 16, and Commodore 128. The September 1984 issue includes:

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Byte was covering "small systems" or microcomputers used by businesses and hobbyists starting in 1975. The October 1979 issue includes:

Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:55 AM

Byte (October 1979)

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While The One covered various 16-bit computers over the course of its life, in 1993 this U.K. published gaming magazine was exclusively covering the Amiga. The June 1993 issue includes:

Sunday, March 1, 2026 4:37 AM

The One (June 1993)

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Freewriters

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 11:55 AM

🌊 There are days when I can’t be positive… and that’s okay - Initiative [Eng - Esp] 🌊 Hay días en los que no puedo ser positivo… y está bien - Iniciativa

April 1, 2026, Freewriters Community – Daily Writing Prompt Day 3060: positive (or not) A greeting to the entire Freewriters community, especially to @daily.prompt, @mariannewest, @felt.buzz, and to everyone

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Digital Archaeology: Floppy Disk #14 – OCT84.DOC

Thursday, February 26, 2026 11:43 PM

I found a number of 5.25" disks at a thrift store a number of years ago. I finally got around to acquiring a 5.25" disk drive and extracting the contents a several years back. Since then, I have

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026 9:11 AM

¿Cómo hacer un intérprete de ecuaciones matemáticas en QuickBASIC? Parte 5

El procedimiento paso a paso para implementar un intérprete de ecuaciones usando QuickBASIC.

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As the name suggest, Popular Computing Weekly is a weekly publication about computers. It was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. The December 18th, 1986 issue includes:

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12:48 AM

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Maximum PC (February 2004)

Monday, February 23, 2026 12:15 AM

Maximum PC was my favorite computer magazine. It had a pretty long run starting as 'boot' in the late 1990s. The last issue was published just a few years ago. The February 2004 issue includes:

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Sketchbook

Monday, March 30, 2026 2:40 AM

Retrato a lápiz / Pencil Portrait

|ENG ESP| ¡¡ ¿SOMBRAS Y LUCES? !! 😵😵 ¡¡ ¿SHADOWS AND LIGHTS? !! 😵😵 Hola comunidad, ¡he vuelto! Y a pesar de todo lo sucedido, nada mejor que hacerlo con un gran dibujo de un retrato realista a Lapiz.

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The Games Machine (June 1988)

Friday, February 20, 2026 9:54 PM

Subtitled "Computer & Electronic Gaming", this 1980s era gaming magazine published in the U.K. covered both computer games and console games. The June 1988 issue of The Games Machine includes:

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Computer + Video Games (January 1991)

Monday, February 16, 2026 11:15 PM

Computer + Video Games, published in the U.K., was perhaps the longest running video games magazine. It was published from the early 1980s until well into the 2000s. The January 1991 issue includes:

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Digital Archaeology: Dell Inspiron E1705

Saturday, February 14, 2026 5:18 AM

The Inspiron E1705 was released in the 2005 timeframe. It is for all practical purposes identical to the Inspiron 9400.

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