Back then, new technical terms were all squishy in the middle. Some things never change. Here’s my article from the July 1991 issue of Compute.
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Back then, new technical terms were all squishy in the middle. Some things never change. Here’s my article from the July 1991 issue of Compute.
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Hall of Meteorites, October 8, 1991 — It was the day multimedia officially arrived on the PC. Here’s my article from the January 1992 issue of Compute.
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Video playback on Windows? The video was 160×120 pixels at 15 fps, but we thought it was cool. Here’s my article from the January 1993 issue of Compute.
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COMDEX was heavily focused on multimedia. At that time, full-screen video was 640×480 pixels. Here’s my article from the March 1994 issue of Compute.
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Despite the risks, Microsoft’s launch of Windows 95 proved to be highly successful. Here’s the link.
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This was one of the first articles to examine the growing software squeeze at retail. Here’s the link.
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This article provides a nostalgic look at the potential (circa 1997) for online games. Here’s the link.
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