Magazines
Over time, I've collected a bunch of "classic" computing magazines and have extracted some of the more interesting articles:
Homebrew Computer Club Newsletter
What I'd like to have on the following pages is scans of classic computing related articles and advertisements. I found myself amazed at the format of the advertisements, as well as their contents. When many of these issues were available for the first time, I was about 11 years old. I told my wife not too long ago that I was born about 5-10 years too late. What I wouldn't give now to have been smart enough to spend some of my savings on an IMSAI 8080 :-)
Scans of published articles are provided for private non-commercial research and archival purposes only. Many of the publishers have gone out of business or in some cases may have been absorbed into other publishing houses. If someone desires not to have their article archived here, please let me know and we can address it satisfactorily.
Random Articles
- Here is a neat article in the June 1984 issue of Computers & Electronics called "Beyond the Basics at Microsoft" in which they interviewed the then 28-year-old CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates.
- "Altair 8800" article from the January and February 1975 issues of Popular-Electronics and written by Ed Roberts and Bill Yates. This is considered to be the seminal article which kicked-off the personal computer revolution as we now know it.
- "Build the Ultimate Control System - The REACTS 7000 Advanced Modular Control System". This series appeared in Radio-Electronics from February 1988 to November 1988 and was Ed Roberts' (yes, that Ed Roberts) second try at success with a Z80-based stackable industrial controller. By the time this series was written, Ed had become a general practitioner doctor in a small town in Georgia. This article is missing page 88 of the 5/88 issue (part 4 of the article).
- "Upgrading Timex-Sinclair Video" from Computers & Electronics (5/83:82)
- "Machine Code Development System for the Timex-Sinclair 1000" from Computers & Electronics (1/85:7)
- "The Hayes Chronograph, an H89 and CP/M" from REMark (#35:9)
Now, this one is interesting. While paging through a folder of papers, I found this map. I think it's for "Adventure" but I'm not sure. Here's a scan of it. On 8/23/2008, Nate Lawson dropped me an email indicating that this is indeed an Adventure map from a later version of the Crowther and Woods Adventure program. Thanks, Nate!
MICRO: the 6502 Journal
MICRO: the 6502 Journal was a 6502-specific magazine published by Robert M. Tripp (http://www.flexable.com). Mike Naberezny and I (and a few others as we fill-in random missing issues) will be scanning the remaining issues borrowed from both Jack Rubin and Bob Tripp (a total of 76 issues of MICRO were published).
- Volume 1 (10/77) (pdf) (1.1mb)
- Volume 2 (12/77) (pdf) (2.6mb)
- Volume 3 (02/78) (pdf) (1.1mb)
- Volume 4 (04/78) (pdf) (1.1mb)
- Volume 5 (06/78) (pdf) (1.2mb)
- Volume 6 (08/78) (pdf) (1.4mb)
- Volume 7 (10/78) (pdf) (1.5mb)
- Volume 8 (12/78) (pdf) (1.7mb)
- Volume 9 (02/79) (pdf) (1.5mb)
- Volume 10 (03/79) (pdf) (1.3mb)
- Volume 11 (04/79) (pdf) (2.3mb)
- Volume 12 (05/79) (pdf) (2.2mb)
- Volume 13 (06/79) (pdf) (4.0mb)
- Volume 14 (07/79) (pdf) (3.3mb)
- Volume 15 (08/79) (pdf) (3.1mb)
- Volume 16 (09/79) (pdf) (2.5mb)
- Volume 17 (10/79) (pdf) (3.1mb)
- Volume 18 (11/79) (pdf) (4.0mb)
- Volume 19 (12/79) (pdf) (3.0mb)
- Volume 20 (01/80) (pdf) (3.3mb)
- Volume 21 (02/80) (pdf) (16.6mb)
- Volume 22 (03/80) (pdf) (17.0mb)
- Volume 23 (04/80) (pdf) (19.4mb)
- Volume 24 (05/80) (pending scanning)
- Volume 25 (06/80) (pdf) (3.3mb)
- Volume 26 (07/80) (pdf) (20.2mb)
- Volume 27 (08/80) (pdf) (19.6mb)
- Volume 28 (09/80) (pdf) (19.8mb)
- Volume 29 (10/80) (pdf) (20.3mb)
- Volume 30 (11/80) (pdf) (20.3mb)
- Volume 31 (12/80) (pdf) (8.6mb)
- Volume 32 (01/81) (pdf) (13.7mb)
- Volume 33 (02/81) (pdf) (15.3mb)
- Volume 34 (03/81) (pdf) (21.1mb)
- Volume 35 (04/81) (pdf) (22.2mb)
- Volume 36 (05/81) (pdf) (13.7mb)
- Volume 37 (06/81) (pdf) (21.2mb)
- Volume 38 (07/81) (pdf) (13.1mb)
- Volume 39 (08/81) (pdf) (13.8mb)
- Volume 40 (09/81) (pdf) (30.3mb)
- Volume 41 (10/81) (pdf) (32.8mb)
- Volume 42 (11/81) (pdf) (33.0mb)
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- Volume 52 (09/82) (pdf) (5.7mb)
- Volume 53 (10/82) (pdf) (31.6mb)
- Volume 54 (11/82) (pdf) (6.8mb)
- Volume 55 (12/82) (pdf) (6.7mb)
- Volume 56 (01/83) (pdf) (5.0mb)
- Volume 57 (02/83) (pdf) (5.1mb)
- Volume 58 (03/83) (pdf) (7.6mb)
- Volume 59 (04/83) (pdf) (8.4mb)
- Volume 60 (05/83) (pdf) (8.7mb)
- Volume 61 (06/83) (pdf) (13.2mb)
- Volume 62 (07/83) (pdf) (13.9mb)
- Volume 63 (08/83) (pdf) (9.2mb)
- Volume 64 (09/83) (pdf) (11.5mb)
- Volume 65 (10/83) (pdf) (37.2mb)(thanks to Ken Sumrall for copying/scanning the fiche)
- Volume 66 (11/83) (pdf) (6.2mb)
- Volume 67 (12/83) (pdf) (8.4mb)
- Volume 68 (01/84) (pdf) (3.8mb)
- Volume 69 (02/84) (pdf) (2.8mb)
- Volume 70 (03/84) (pdf) (3.4mb)
- Volume 71 (04-05/84) (pdf) (3.3mb)
- Volume 72 (06/84) (pdf) (4.5mb)
- Volume 73 (07/84) (pdf) (2.6mb)
- Volume 74 (08/84) (pdf) (2.7mb)
- Volume 75 (09/84) (pdf) (2.6mb)
- Volume 76 (10/84) (pdf) (2.0mb)
KIM-1 Notes
Jack Rubin has graciously contributed scans of the KIM-1 users group newsletter called KIM Notes. This newsletter eventually became the SBC Gazette section of Compute! Magazine:
- Volume 0 (7/76) (pdf)
- Volume 1 (9/76) (pdf)
- Volume 2 (11/76) (pdf)
Volume 3 (1/77) (pdf)
- Volume 4 (3/77) (pdf)
- Volume 5 (5/77) (pdf)
- Volume 6 (7/77) (pdf)
- Volume 7/8 (9-11/77) (pdf)
- Volume 9/10 (1-3/78) (pdf)
- Volume 11 (5/78) (pdf)
- Volume 12 (7/78) (pdf) Last issue of "KIM-1/6502 User Notes"
- Volume 13 (1/22/79) (pdf) Renamed "6502 User Notes"
- Volume 14 (4/3/79) (pdf)
- Volume 15 (6/17/79) (pdf)
- Volume 16 (9/4/79) (pdf)
- Volume 17 (1/21/80) (pdf) Last issue of "6502 User Notes" before merging with Compute!
Compute!/Compute II/SBC Gazette
Here are a few issues of Compute II magazine. This was a spin-off version of Compute! specifically targeted at single-board computer owners, with a particular focus on 6502-based boards such as the KIM, AIM, SYM and OSI models (called "KAOS" in the magazine). Now interestingly, it seems that after the spin-off into Compute II, Compute! continued to have an "SBC Gazette" section, but then after Volume 3 of Compute II, it re-merged into the Compute! that I remember when I subscribed to it. Go figure.
Here are the issues I have presently:
- from Compute! #1 (Fall 1979)
- from Compute! #2 (1-2/80)
- from Compute! #3 (3/80) (pdf) (1.2mb)
- from Compute! #8 (1/81) (pdf) (0.6mb)
- from Compute! #9 (2/81) (pdf) (0.5mb)
- Compute II #1 (4-5/80) (pdf) (2.3mb)
- Compute II #2 (6-7/80) (pdf) (2.6mb)
- Compute II #3 (8-9/80) (pdf) (14.7mb)
Homebrew Computer Club Newsletter
This is the newsletter for the Homebrew Computer Club. I only have four issues, and I'm not entirely sure how long the newsletter lasted. In Volume 2, issue 1 is the famous "Open Letter to Hobbyists" from Bill Gates.
- Volume 2, issue 1 (pdf) (1/76)
- Volume 2, issue 3 (pdf) (3/76)
- Volume 2, issue 4 (pdf) (4/76)
- Volume 2, issue 5 (pdf) (5/76)
Kilobaud Microcomputing & Interface Age
I also have a handful of issues of other magazines such as Kilobaud and Interface Age.
Magazine
Type
Issue
Page
Title
IA
Article
Feb-77
55
IA
Article
Aug-77
36
IA
Article
Aug-77
56
Viking Uplink/Downlink
IA
Article
Aug-77
102
The Benton Harbor Bus: Another Approach
IA
Article
Aug-77
130
IA
Article
Aug-77
163
6800 High Density Tape Punch Program
IA
Article
Aug-77
167
6800 High Density Tape Load
IA
Article
Sep-78
96
IA
Article
Sep-78
106
IA Article Aug-80 88
ZSID Z-80 Debugger for CPM IA_0880 IA
Article
Oct-80
96
KB
Article
Nov-78
108
KB
Article
Dec-78
36
Deep, Dark Secrets of the TRS-80 (Level I)
KB
Article
Dec-78
40
KB
Article
Jan-79
28
KB
Article
Jan-79
58
Shhh…People Are Sleeping (A Silent Teletype)
KB
Article
Mar-79
62
KB
Article
Mar-79
82
Heath H9 Page Erase
KB
Article
Mar-79
90
KB
Article
Mar-79
108
Computer I/O V
KB
Article
Mar-79
116
How to Talk to Your 8080
KB
Article
Mar-79
122
KB
Article
Mar-79
128
Keyboard Interrupt for the TRS-80
KB
Article
Mar-79
138
Telpar Thermal Printer
KB Article Dec-79 44
Finding the Crash Site: A Simple Tracer for the 8080 IA=InterfaceAge; KB=Kilobaud
BYTE Magazine
Byte was another of the early computing hobbyist magazines, began in 1975. Byte historically provided a good mix of computer construction and theory/discussion articles. Each issue in the early years contained some sort of construction article from Steve Ciarcia. Steve eventually split from BYTE and created his own applications-oriented magazine, Circuit Cellar.
Unfortunately, I didn't subscribe to BYTE when it was a magazine of that type. BYTE seemed to change format (for the worse, in my opinion) sometime after McGraw-Hill purchased it. Looking through the issues that I have (1979 to 1986), I can see a change already in 1986. In its last years, I only read BYTE for Jerry Pournelle's "Chaos Manor" series.
Sadly, in its 20th year of publication, CMP Publications, BYTE's last owners, ceased publication with the July, 1998 issue. The magazine had gotten very thin over the immediately prior two years, so it does not come as a surprise to yours truly that it would have been killed. BYTE has since resurfaced as the Web-zine Byte.com.
I have collected issues as early as 1975, and I'll do the same thing with the table of contents as I have with the other magazines that I own.
I've had a few requests the September, 1979 article on building a manual paper tape reader. So, here it is.
Popular Electronics
P-E was one of my all-time favorite hobbyist electronics construction and information periodical. Radio-Electronics, which I had also subscribed to for years, sometimes seems to lack direction, changing names and formats several times over the time since I've been a subscriber. in 2002, both of these magazines were shut-down and their subscriber lists purchased by Nuts & Volts, to which I separately subscribed before this event.
Anyway, here is a summary of the classic computer-related articles that I've culled from my P-E issues. I have issues dating back as far as 1976, and as current as 1981. The citation format includes the issue date and the page number, as well.
Type Date Pg Article Title Article
May-76
6
Where to Buy - MOS 6501
General
May-76
97
Games for Learning
Article
Jul-76
35
General
Jul-76
86
Computer Graphics
Article Series
Aug-76
Sep-76
Mar-77
Jul-77
33
37
63
41
General
Sep-76
90
OAE Tape Reader
General
Sep-76
116
Review
Oct-76
84
Processor Technology VDM-1
General
Oct-76
88
Computer Music #2
General
Nov-76
106
Mass Storage Systems
Article
Dec-76
32
Roundup of TV Electronic Games
Article
Dec-76
51
How to Select a Hobbyist Microcomputer
General
Dec-76
104
Books on Programming
General
Apr-77
95
Monitor, or Control Programs
General
Apr-77
97
Computer Clubs
Article
May-77
43
Speechlab
General
May-77
96
Debugging Aids
Article
Jun-77
70
Error Detection
General
Jun-77
109
Some New Hardware and Software
Article Series
Jul-77
Aug-77
47
49
General
Jul-77
89
Assemblers
General
Aug-77
88
Computer Remote Control
Article
Oct-77
43
RTTY
Article
Oct-77
49
General
Oct-77
98
More Good News for the Computer Group
Article
Nov-77
77
Programmable Read-only Memories
Review
Nov-77
86
NorthStar MDS-A Micro Disk System
General
Nov-77
88
High-level Languages
Article
Dec-77
57
Guide to Buying a Computer
Article
Dec-77
60
Using House Wiring for Computer Remote Control #1
Article
Dec-77
66
How to Interface Microprocessors
Article
Dec-77
70
Computer Stores
Article
Dec-77
90
Read/Write Memories #1
General
Dec-77
118
Potpourri from Here and There
Article
Jan-78
33
New 1978 Electronic Games
Article
Jan-78
60
Using House Wiring for Computer Remote Control #2
Article
Jan-78
67
Read/Write Memories #2
General
Jan-78
77
Bus Systems
Article
Feb-78
65
Article
Feb-78
74
Using House Wiring for Computer Remote Control #3
General
Feb-78
92
Music Generators and Other Items
Article
May-78
56
Microprocessor Course #3
General
May-78
86
Microcomputer Input/Output
Article
Jul-78
67
Microprocessor Course #5
General
Jul-78
88
Computer Arithmetic - Add & Subtract
Article
Aug-78
53
Personal Computers for Small-Business Applications
General
Aug-78
83
Direct-wire Remote Control
General
Sep-78
108
Computer Arithmetic - Multiply & Divide
Article
Oct-78
6
Elf update
General
Oct-78
91
Another Graphics System
Article
Nov-78
84
Cassette Control for Computers
Review
Nov-78
87
Article
Nov-78
98
Article
Nov-78
101
16-bit vs. 8-bit Microprocessors
Article
Nov-78
104
Caring for Diskettes
General
Nov-78
104
Computer Math - Floating Point
General
Dec-78
90
Enhanced Graphics
Article
Jan-79
68
ROM board Buying Guide
General
Jan-79
87
Update on Graphics
Article
Feb-79
74
A New Approach to Data Storage: Bubble Memories
General
Feb-79
92
APL/S - A Better Language?
Review
Mar-79
76
Ohio Scientific Superboard II Computer
General
Mar-79
89
Random Number Generators
Article
Apr-79
68
Buying an I/O Board #1
General
Apr-79
86
Language Translation
Article
May-79
74
Buying a Video Board
General
May-79
88
16-bit Microprocessors
Article
Jun-79
76
Buying an I/O Board #2
General
Jun-79
91
Two New Graphics Systems
General
Jul-79
79
Audio Cassette Recording Formats
Article
Aug-79
47
Simple TRS-90 Programs to Solve Electronics Calculations
Review
Aug-79
67
CompuColor II Model 4
General
Aug-79
74
Windows in the CRT
Article
Sep-79
80
Make Your Computer Work as a Control Center
General
Sep-79
98
Digital Magnetic Recording
Article
Oct-79
44
The Microcomputer
Article
Oct-79
50
How to Add I/O Ports to a Microcomputer
General
Oct-79
100
Modern Music
General
Dec-79
92
New Developments in Bubble Memories
Article
Jan-80
58
A Simple "Real Time" TRS-80 Timer
General
Jan-80
86
Microcomputer Power Supplies
General
Feb-80
108
The Computer World "Over There"
Article
Mar-80
70
Use Your TRS-80 As a Combination Lock
General
Mar-80
84
Keyboards
Article
Apr-80
56
Extra Keyboards for Microcomputers
General
Apr-80
86
3D Graphics
General
Jun-80
39
Time Sharing Systems/Computer Sources
Article
Jun-80
61
Play "Space Battle" on Your Video Monitor
General
Jul-80
31
Rounding Out a System/Computer Sources
General
Aug-80
45
Getting Started Can Be Fun and Painless/Computer Sources
Article
Aug-80
61
General
Sep-80
46
New Equipment and Handy Hints/Computer Sources
Article
Sep-80
76
Hardware-Software Tape Conditioner for TRS-80 Computers
General
Oct-80
44
Low-cost Machine Spells Communication/Computer Sources
Article
Oct-80
72
Use Your TRS-80 As a Timer or Alarm Clock
Article
Oct-80
74
Article
Dec-80
55
An Inexpensive Expansion of TRS-80 Memory
General
Dec-80
112
Interesting Items and BASIC Conversion/Computer Sources
General
Jan-81
30
Backup May Be On Your Mind/Computer Sources
Review
Jan-81
33
Heathkit H89 Microcomputer
General
Feb-81
32
Roll Your Own Computer Show/Computer Sources
General
Apr-81
33
NCC Is Just Around the Corner/Computer Sources
Article
Apr-81
63
General
May-81
37
New Systems for 1981
Review
May-81
48
Hewlett-Packard HP-85 Computer
Article
May-81
82
Program Merging on a TRS-80
General
Jun-81
40
Free Computer Networks/Computer Sources
Review
Jun-81
48
Atari 800
Article
Jun-81
68
Review
Jul-81
7
Radio Shack CoCo
General
Jul-81
48
Coming Attractions Plus a Tip/Computer Sources
Review
Aug-81
17
The Sinclair Research ZX80 Personal Computer
General
Aug-81
62
This Is the Year of Software/Computer Sources
Article
Aug-81
67
Solid-State Speech
Article
Aug-81
90
Simple BCD Keyboard Encoder
Review
Sep-81
39
The Apple ][ Plus Personal Computer System
General
Sep-81
45
High-end Systems (for Low-end Buyers)/Computer Sources
Article Series
Sep-81
Oct-81
Nov-81
57
80
68
Developing with the 8080 Microprocessor #1: The Basic System (9/81)
Article
Sep-81
84
Review
Oct-81
22
The Netronics Explorer 85 Computer
General
Oct-81
25
Sweeten Your Apple/Computer Sources
Radio-Electronics
As you can see, I don't have as many of these (actually, I have quite a few, but they don't contain anything interesting :-).
Type Date Pg Article Title Article
Sep-74
50
What's a RAM?
Article
Mar-76
51
ASCII to BAUDOT Converter
Article Series May-76
Jun-76
Jul-76
33
41
48
Build "dyna-micro" an 8080 Microcomputer (also includes parts 2 and 3 from the 6/76 and 7/76 issues) Review
May-79
24
Heath Model H17 Floppy-Disc System
General
May-79
85
Computer Products
Article
May-79
86
Computer Corner: DMA
Article
May-79
94
Solid State: I2L Process
Review
Jul-79
26
RCA CDP18S020 COSMAC Evaluation Kit
Review
Aug-79
26
Apple Disk ][ Floppy Disc System
Article
Aug-79
70
Article
Nov-79
43
TRS-80 Breadboard
General
Nov-79
86
8080 Real-time Clocks
Article
Dec-79
42
4-bit Bipolar Microprocessor (IDM2901A)
Article
Nov-80
58
Use a PIA for Simpler uP-Based Circuits
Article
Apr-81
56
Article Series
Sep-84
Oct-84
Nov-84
63
83
65
Computer Controlled IC Tester for the S-100 Bus
Article Series
Dec-84
Jan-85
Feb-85
69
51
69
ATARI Game Recorder (there is NO source code for the operating ROM provided in the article)
Article Series
Apr-85
May-85
63
81
How to Design Microprocessor-based Projects (INS8073)
Article Jun-85 12 Build a Light Pen for Your Commodore 64 Article Aug-85 12 Cassette-to-Cassette Interface Article Nov-85 4 Firmware Card Article Dec-85 9 Article Oct-87 96 Commodore Pulse Generator Article May-88 89 Digital IC Tester - An Accessory For Your Commodore 64 Article Dec-88 80
Build this Speech Synthesizer (Digitalker) Apple inCider
I haven't finished going through these magazines yet. When I'm done, I'll post a condensed table of contents.
Apple A+
I haven't finished going through these magazines yet. When I'm done, I'll post a condensed table of contents.
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