Before I had a computer, I had a box of Popular Science magazines from the early 80's.
They were about 5 years old when I had them, so they talked about the ZX81, TRS-80, and the PCjr.
Everything was already obsolete but they were fun to read. The best was a review of electronic typewriters that could double as a printer for your computer!
Ah, the late great IBM PCjr (PC Junior), with its innovative squishy chiclet keyboard.
I was writing PC software at the time, and I knew I needed to make my programs compatible with the PCjr. The Macy's store in Stanford Shopping Center was one of the few local retailers promising they would have them in stock on the release date. So I called Macy's to reserve one.
When I went there to pick mine up, they said, "oh, we're sorry, we got 10 of them and you were number 11 on the list."
They were about 5 years old when I had them, so they talked about the ZX81, TRS-80, and the PCjr.
Everything was already obsolete but they were fun to read. The best was a review of electronic typewriters that could double as a printer for your computer!