#vintagemedia — Public Fediverse posts

Engadget: PlayStation just struck a hammer blow to game preservation. “So, that’s it then. As of 2028, game discs will be a thing of the past for PlayStation. And after previously attempting to do so five years ago — before a backlash prompted it to reverse course — Sony is finally shuttering the digital storefronts on PS3 and PlayStation Vita. It doesn’t seem like the company will back […]

Tom’s Hardware: Gigantic VHS videotape hoard of thousands of videos stored in McDonald’s boxes being given away for free — Internet Archive looks set to claim the tapes of U.S. news output spanning 2004-09. “If you would like to rehome thousands of old VHS videotapes, there’s an incredible hoard of these nostalgic artifacts from the days of analog TV, stored carefully in McDonald’s boxes, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/18/toms-hardware-gigantic-vhs-videotape-hoard-of-thousands-of-videos-stored-in-mcdonalds-boxes-being-given-away-for-free-internet-archive-looks-set-to-claim-the-tapes-of-u-s-news-output-s/

Donations and patronage keep me able to save #filmstrips. We are way behind, and dangerously close to having to shut down. We aren't eligible for grants, and this is full-time work. Can you help us spread the word?

https://uncommonephemera.org/donate

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Chicago Reader: A private collection of 10,000 Chicago show tapes finds a public home. “Jacobs taped concerts for his own satisfaction. Though he sometimes shared his recordings with the musicians, even giving them copies for free, in most cases no one else heard them. … In 2023, the Chicago Underground Film Festival debuted a documentary about Jacobs by Katlin Schneider called Melomaniac. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/08/chicago-reader-a-private-collection-of-10000-chicago-show-tapes-finds-a-public-home/