[geeks] retro magazine fun

Joshua Boyd jdboyd at jdboyd.net
Tue Nov 16 15:40:54 CST 2004


On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:45:53PM -0500, David L Kindred (Dave) wrote:
> >>>>> "Brian" == Brian Dunbar <brian.dunbar at plexus.com> writes:
> 
>     Brian> Does anyone else miss Byte?
> 
> Up to a point, yes.  In the era when "building your own computer" meant
> using a soldering iron and/or a wire-wrap tool, and cassette tape was
> still a storage medium, Byte was a good magazine.

Cassette tape might not be much of a storage medium anymore.  But,
"building your own computer" still means grabbing a soldering iron,
unless you are going to grab a hot air gun or toss it in the oven.

Otherwise, it is merely assembling, not building your own.

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