Space Invaders Cabinet

Space Invaders Cabinet - cat not included.

Internet News in 1981

1981. You have a computer and even a modem. You want to read the news. It takes you 5 hours to download the newspaper, and you pay 5 Dollars an hour for the honor.

News? On the computer? Nah, it will never catch on :-)

The state of the internet, 1981:

The 10 Toys that Made you Gay

Wait till the last one, it's well worth it. I have never seen any of these toys, but I was more of a Barbie and computers kinda girl...:)

Vintage, Retro, Old and Fun: A Journey to the First Days of the PC

Those were the days. The Apple ][e is the best computer ever made. Hours playing Karateka. The sound of the Commodore tapes. When 4 colors were an amazing thing on a screen. When they still made TV commercials for PCs. When Internet was only BBS. Those were the days.

Here are some clips that will take you back to the old days, the first days of personal computing - from Amiga to Commodore to Apple ][e and much more:

Apple II forever! (Hell, yes!)



100 Amiga games in 10 minutes



100 Commodore 64 games in 10 minutes



Karateka - This game never gets old!



Another Classic: Tapper!



Browsing the web with an Apple II - AMAZING!



Mac classic



Alleycat! No more explanations are needed.



Beyond Castle Wolfenstein Gameplay (More of a speedrun, really)

100 Retro Nintendo Games You can Play Online For Free

The days of the 8-bit were the best. Zelda kept us busy for hours, years before anyone thought up the weird name Wii. There were also Mario Bros., of course, and many more games.

For those of you who don't know it yet - you don't really need a Nintendo console anymore. If you wanna play one of the cool retro Nintendo games, all you have to do is click here - and get 100 Nintnedo Games you can play online - for free!

Have fun!!!

Play, Play, Play: 10 of the best online-gaming sites on the net

One of the best things to do on the net is play stupid, addictive, time-wasting games. The coolest things about web-based games, is that you don't have to download anything, it's usually for free, and the games are relatively simple to master and enjoy.

There are many game sites and game lists out there. Here are some of the best:

• Kongregate: A huge selection of games, and a thriving community. Home to some of the most addictive flash games known to man. Don't forget to try the chat-rooms - there's a lot of fun going on there.


• Miniclip: Tons of games, mostly simple and short. You can embed the games in your site or blog.


• Orisinal: Probably the cutest game site ever made.


• One More Level: A collection of many flash games from various sites.


• friv: A huge, graphical list of 200 games. Nicely done.


• Crazy Monkey: Cool, smart games. Boxhead is the main hit, naturally.


• Online Retro Games: For the grown-ups who miss their gaming past.


• Oldgames.dk: Another excellent retro site.


• Yahoo Games: Sounds corny, but Yahoo still has some of the best flash games out there - including Yahoo Pool and Backgammon.


• Popcap: Some of the most addictive games known to mankind. Beware.

Have fun and remember - the minimize button is your friend! ;-)

The Internet in 1993

One of my favorite activities is indulging in computer nostalgia. Along with keeping up with the hottest, newest developments on the internet and in the computer industry, I boldly claim that the Apple ][e was the best PC ever made, I enjoy emulators very much and I miss the BBS days.

So, it was a great pleasure to encounter this particular video, which shows a news report about the Internet, way back in 1993. I must admit I wasn't connected to the internet in 1993. I was still struggling with busy BBS lines, chatting with 3-4 people maximum on the same time, and downloading files at 0.9 KB/s. Still, I was ONLINE, and it's wonderful to look back and see how it was 14 years ago.

Some of the things changed dramatically, but a lot stayed unchanged - we still chat and socialize, we download files and the trolls and flamers are still out there, in full force.

Enjoy:

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