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Computer Folklore, Circa 1984

Posted by timothy on from the and-counting dept.

savetz writes "The full text of the classic 1984 computer book Digital Deli, The Comprehensive, User-Lovable Menu of Computer Lore, Culture, Lifestyles and Fancy, is now on the Web. (Autstralian mirror) A wonderful look at technology culture in the golden age of the microcomputer. 20 other old computer books are at the site, too."

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  1. Two of my favorite 1984 things by thedogcow · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    1) The Original Macintosh unvailed in January 2) The Original Nightmare On Elm Street priemers in Movie Theaters

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  2. Jeeze 1984 by gotpaint32 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    People are gettin nostalgic of 1984 computer books... Man I was born in 1984. I'm getting too old for this, gotta move to Florida put on my white golf shoes and accidentally vote for Bush again.

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  3. Re:1984 has all the new tech by ifwm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I love it when people get on here and talk about how "xyz is not something." It was a long time ago, and to say that was the golden age of computers is silly. I could counter by blathering something like "it was sooo much better when we had vacuum tubes blah blah old guy rant..." but the truth is we have the best we ever have right now. Just because something's old doesn't make it good (same is said of new stuff)