Writing about technology as it was thirty years ago, I realised that 1979 was perhaps the last year before a digital tsunami hit, sweeping clean the analogue era that had persisted for decades. More »
From 1979: A source “close to the matter” claims this document outlines a future Audio format that would utilise a tapeless design, and *snort* use lasers as some sort of record needle. Sounds like Bullshit to me. More »
The network started to breathe in the 70′s. Above, the first ethernet cable, found in PARC’s labs by Boing Boing Gadgets. Dag Spicer, numero uno Curator at the Computer History Museum, tells us more: More »
Lenses being equal, a large format 8×10 piece of film can capture the equivalent of 800 Megapixels. Just saying. But does it matter? Discuss! More »
Q: What classic computer and Apple II competitor opened its steel case up like a car hood? And was named after a domestic rock toy popular at the time? More »
Hartmut Esslinger’s Frog Design made WEGA/Sony’s electronics fetish items, and then designed the “Snow White” language the Mac used. He’s a design legend and an author. Here he tells us about the challenges of designing, then and now. More »
Sinclair’s little ultra-sharp black and white TV was meant to be a pocket set. But with a 4×6-inch footprint, it was impossible to stash in most disco-tight pockets at the time, even if it was under 2 inches thick. More »
