New: vic20All contentburnbotkrblurtactifitzzanvideogamesinstablurtburnpostr2cornellcurationartblurtafricablurtgermanblogblurtindiaphotographylifeblurthispanobeblurtHotTrendingNewDAppsdarth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoAbby’s House of Discount Software (Commodore 64, VIC-20)It's always interesting to go back and look at these ads from various 8-bit software/hardware dealers of the 80s to see what was available. I swear some of these places must have literally been fly…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoApropos Technology (1984)Today when you buy a computer, it has just about every interface that most people would need. But in the 1980s, you needed some sort of interface add-on for just about everything. Want a printer…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoCommodore Power/Play (December 1984/January 1985)Commodore Power/Play was Commodore's more entertainment oriented magazine back when they published more than one. It mostly covered the Commodore 64 and VIC-20. The December 1984 issue includes:…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoCompute!'s Gazette (July 1983)Compute!'s Gazette was one of the longest running Commodore 8-bit specific magazines and Compute!'s most successful spinoff. While it mostly covered the Commodore 64, it also covered the VIC-20 in…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 2 years agoCommodore: The MicroComputer Magazine (December 1982/January 1983)Commodore: The MicroComputer Magazine was one of Commodore's earlier publications. In late 1982 they were covering the new Commodore 64 as well as the VIC-20 and the PET/CBM line. The December…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 3 years agoCommander (April 1984)Commander was a relatively short-lived magazine dedicated to Commodore computers. It only lasted about two years, from 1982 to 1984, and was dedicated primarily to the VIC-20 and Commodore 64. The…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 3 years agoCommodore: The MicroComputer Magazine (March 1983)In 1983, one of Commodore's official magazines, Commodore: The MicroComputer Magazine, was covering the new Commodore 64, the VIC-20 and the PET/CBM line of computers that were more business…darth-azrael in retrocomputing • 3 years agoCompute!'s Gazette (November 1983)Compute!'s Gazette was the one really successful spinoff of Compute! and one of the most popular Commodore 8-bit specific magazines in North America. The November 1983 issue (only the 5th issue)…