In 1992 I was in college, learning Graphic Design and I discovered Photoshop on my colleges Quadra 700. This was the first 24-bit colour machine I used, and it was a 68040 machine. It ran like a greased whippet. Heady tech times!
Author: Retronaut
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My Tech History CH07: 1991 – The Amiga 1500 Micro
Continuing my personal computing/console history :- In this chapter we look at an unexpected event in 1991 that lead to me getting my hands on a big box Amiga 1500, and over the next two years or so I had a blast, expanding it with, learning more about 3D, dabbling in Multimedia and adding a card to emulate an Apple Macintosh. These were peak retro tech fun times!
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My Tech History CH06: 1987 – The Amiga 500 Micro
The Amiga was my first ‘serious” computer, where I dabbled with 3D for the first time. But, it was also a gaming powerhouse, and a wonderful machine to own back in the day. Here we take a look at why I had to skip the Amiga 1000 and only join the party with the release of the Amiga 500 in October 1987.
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My Tech History CH05: 1983 – The Commodore 64 Micro
In 1983 the mighty Commodore 64 finally made it to the UK, I was still having a lot of fun on my Dragon 32. So what was it that gave me the push to move to the machine, that went on to define the decade.
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My Tech History CH04: 1982 – The Dragon 32 Micro
In this chapter we look at my first ever micro computer, the dragon 32. This machine has a personal connection to me, as it was built in my home town. Its a cousin of the Tandy Color Computer, meaning it had a fantastic range of arcade ports straight at launch.
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My Tech History CH03: 1980 – The Atari VCS Console
In 1980 I had scraped together enough cash to get a second hand Atari VCS. By this point the machine was 3 years old, but a local rental store allowed me to play so many classic VCS games.
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My Tech History CH02: 1980 – Money, Money, Money
In this chapter I discuss the economic differences between the USA, where may early micros were produced, and the UK in the early 1980s. The world was less globalised, our exchange rate oddly worked against us, and many many people could not find work. Times were hard and buying a micro was a luxury…
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My Tech History CH01: 1977 – The Binatone Master System
Chapter 1 of My Tech History – Its 1977 and a totally new experience hits me, a video game console. It might look super limited today, but back then the Pong home console was a revolution!
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Retronaut – Welcome to the Retroverse
Welcome to @RetronautTech, a new retro Computing and related tech channel. In this episode, I say hello and set things up for an 11 video series, exploring my own tech history, the consoles I played as a child in the 70s, the golden age of 8-bit and 16-bit micros and (literally) the computers that have lead to my career in the arts and technology.