if you're into 70 year old carpentry magazines, I uploaded a couple to the internet archive this morning
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@decryption Thanks for this! It made me realize that the Model Railroader magazines I collected in my youth are over 50 years old, and I can probably let them go now. Also, there was (and is) a lot of overlap between model railroading and microcomputing. The 1977-09 issue of Model Railroader shows us a "typical" setup of the time.
On a large smooth tabletop, we see an IMSAI 8800 microcomputer turned around with its back toward us. It's a big steel box with an open back to access its innards. There is a keyboard attached to it with a pair of wires, while a small TV monitor and cassette player are positioned to the left of the computer. There is a row of potted plants sitting on a bookshelf top that runs underneath a window behind the table. At the bottom, the photo is captioned "A typical hobbyist's microcomputer system."
A bound, dark blue, fake-leather cardboard volume with the words "Model Railroader" stamped on it. Inside are twelve issues of Model Railroader magazine.
The inside of a bound volume of Model Railroader magazine. This volume holds all 12 issues from the year 1975. We can see that the first cover is from January 1975 and cost a whopping 75 cents.
@_the_cloud oh cool! i got these magazines off a man who is really into electronics (and his son is also really into electronics) - it feels like a lot of the people into model railroads got into computers/electronics too as the price of that hobby started to drop in te 70s/80s/90s
@decryption wow they really lost something with the 60s cover design. The 50s one is much nicer to my eyes.
@decryption also now I'm imagining a modern tech/computer magazine with ads in this style.
Double page spread of monochrome ads from Woodworker magazine 1956 04. They have a very fun 50s illustration style and voice.
Double page spread of monochrome ads from Woodworker magazine 1956 04. They have a very fun 50s illustration style and voice.
@decryption some of your train magazines are filed under woodwork; doesn't look like that's intentional
@neoluddite oops, yeah that's a mistake
Oooh, Mid-century Modern straight from the horses mouth!
@decryption Fantastic work! I sent through a few bucks for scanner fluid and pixel sharpeners.
@tj thanks mate - the rollers in my two little epson scanners are starting to wear out so I think this cash will be used to replace em soon :)
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