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  1. The Frantic Fisherman from Compute’s Gazette
    There was once a time when Compute's Gazette, the Commodore 64 type-in magazine, was nearly the center of the computing world.

    An important source of low-cost computer software from the age before the internet, Compute's Gazette distributed a variety of software, including a couple of games eac
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    #retro #C64AppreciationSociety #computesgazette #FranticFisherman #retro #typein

  2. Great day to check the mail and find 90 pages of pure happiness!!👍
    #ComputesGazette

  3. Thank you Compute!'s Gazette for sponsoring VCF SoCal 2026! You can find our rad ad on the inside back cover of the current issue. 😎

    #COMPUTEsGazette #Compute #VCFSoCal #VCF #Festivals #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #FUN

  4. Each month there is one day where the mail is AMAZING, today is that day!!!
    #Computesgazette #Commodore #ComputesGazette

  5. An Overview of Type-In Computer Magazines
    In the old old old old old old old OLD* days, people wrote computer programs by either filling boxes on paper cards or punching out squares, like they did (maybe still do?) for standardized tests. The cards would be fed into card reading devices, some of them called Hollerith
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    #indies #niche #retro #ahoy #compute #computesgazette #indie #magazine #niche #retro #run #software #typeins

  6. @Mrklingo

    Thanks for sharing this. It reminds me of when I was a kid, one of my favorite programs that I ran on my #Commodore64 was a solar system simulator. I don't remember from where I got it; I probably typed it in from a source listing in #ComputesGazette, #RunMagazine, or #AhoyMagazine.

  7. An Ad From Compute Magazine #001
    This is an ad, on the first page of the first issue of Compute Magazine, for "the pet program" from "softside software," names all in lowercase. I have no idea if any copies of these programs re
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    #niche #retro #abcpublishing #ad #commodore128 #commodore64 #compute #computesgazette #kim1 #niche #omnimagazine #penthousepublishing #pet #petgazette #print #retro #smallsystemservices #softsidesoftware #vic20