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Computer Ads from the Past

Did you ever stare at the ads in your favorite computer magazine and wish you could afford those cool systems or games? I have. Now I look back at computer history through those ads. I also republish interviews and comics from those magazines.

Newsletter · By John Paul Wohlscheid · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Plus Post: Gemini Emulator Board (opens the original)

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    <img alt="From the December 1985 issue of Sextant magazine" class="sizing-normal" height="1304" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aSIF!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1

  2. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Comics from September 1983 Issue of Creative Comping Magazine (opens the original)

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    Hi,I almost ran out of month. Sorry.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="488" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Immg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe

  3. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Vote for the September 2026 + Post Topic (opens the original)

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    Dear + subscribers,I’m a little late this month. The poll will run for three days.Here are the options for this month:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="998" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!w4pj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:g

  4. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Microsoft Systems Journal Interviews Gordon Letwin (1987) (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    ROM Magazine Interviews Roberta Williams (1983) (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1611" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ItLX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d89b9c3-ca68-4571-8699-2b2ab7eb1ffa_1242x1611.

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