Monday, January 4, 2016

Old Mouser Electronics Advertisement

Very old Mouser Electronics advertisement
Mouser Electronics Advertisement (circa 1979). So many companies failed, but Mouser survived to become one of the big guys.

Poly Paks, mail order electronic parts from Lynnfield, MA

Poly Paks electronic components advertisement
A Poly Paks advertisement from Popular Electronics (circa 1979). This is the kinda stuff that is hard to find on the internet. If you were into electronics in the 1970's you probably shopped here. They sold cheap bulk electronic components. Check out the CB radio and the rotary dial phone.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Wasteland on the Apple II+

Wasteland Apple II+ Computer Game Box Cover
Wasteland computer game for the Apple II+. Yes, back when Electronics Arts was an admired company.
Wasteland back cover

Hellfire Warrior

Hellfire Warrior computer game box cover
Now here is an old one for you. Hellfire Warrior for the Apple II+. Its the sequel to Temple of Apshai. Read the scan from the back of the box. The features and description are rather amusing.
Hellfire Warrior back of box

Marble Madness on the Amiga

Marble Madness computer game box cover
Marble Madness computer game. I still have the box, but I cannot find my game disk. I saw this on YouTube recently and wanted to play it again.
Back cover to Marble Madness

Retro computer advertisement

Not sure you can get more retro than this old computer advertisement. We got a typewriter, maybe a teletype attached to a old fashioned cathode ray tube (CRT).

Apparat Advertisement

Apparat computer advertisement
Advertisement from Apparat. This add was in Byte magazine in the mid 1980's.