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	<title>Vintage Computing and Gaming</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>[ Retro Scan of the Week ] F-15 Strike Eagle</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/843</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Retrogaming</category>
	<category>Gaming History</category>
	<category>Retro Scan of the Week</category>
	<category>Regular Features</category>
	<category>Computer Games</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	When I grow up, I'd like to be a VMR (Valued MicroProse Retailer).
	This week's Retro Scan is another Sid Meier MicroProse classic (see my scan of Pirates! from last year) and one of history's most famous combat flight simulator games.  I remember trying F-15 Strike Eagle briefly years ago, but I soon gave up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[ Snapshots ] Behind the SNES Scenes</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/841</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Retrogaming</category>
	<category>Gaming History</category>
	<category>Regular Features</category>
	<category>Snapshots</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/841</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Taking photos for the SNES plastic discoloration article.The pink wall didn't help. (September 2006)

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		<title>[ Retro Scan of the Week ] The CD-ROM Caddy</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/842</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Computer History</category>
	<category>Technology Commentary</category>
	<category>Vintage Computing</category>
	<category>Retro Scan of the Week</category>
	<category>Regular Features</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Compact Disc Protection
	Here's a computer artifact you don't see very often these days: a CD caddy.  Many early CD-ROM drives (released roughly 1985 - 1993) required the use of CD caddies, which were designed to protect CD-ROM discs from dust and rough handling.  With a CD inside, they look a lot like a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Educational Computer Games of the 1980s</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Computer History</category>
	<category>Retrogaming</category>
	<category>Vintage Computing</category>
	<category>Computer Games</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	Elsewhere on the web (PCMag), I've got a slideshow up that celebrates educational computer games of the 1980s.  You know &#8212; those games like Oregon Trail and Number Munchers you played for exactly 30 minutes a week at the school computer lab between Logo binges.
	Like all my slideshows, expect nostalgia aplenty.  Unless you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 12 Greatest PC Shareware Games of All Time</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/839</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Computer History</category>
	<category>Retrogaming</category>
	<category>Vintage Computing</category>
	<category>Gaming History</category>
	<category>BBS History</category>
	<category>Internet History</category>
	<category>Computer Games</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/839</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	If you've read this blog for some time, you'll know that I'm a big fan of shareware games.  Specifically, I love shareware from the "golden age of PC shareware," an era I just made up that roughly spanned 1988-1996.
	And by "PC shareware," in this case, I mean IBM PC compatible.  I was not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[ Retro Scan of the Week ] Nintendo Vending Machine</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/838</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Retrogaming</category>
	<category>Gaming History</category>
	<category>NES / Famicom</category>
	<category>Retro Scan of the Week</category>
	<category>Regular Features</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I'd like one of each, please.
	[ From Nintendo Power, May 1991, rear cover ]
	Discussion Topic of the Week: Have you ever bought a piece of Nintendo-licensed merchandise?  Do tell!

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		<title>Why History Needs Software Piracy</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/837</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Collecting</category>
	<category>Computer History</category>
	<category>Technology Commentary</category>
	<category>Retrogaming</category>
	<category>Vintage Computing</category>
	<category>Gaming History</category>
	<category>News &amp; Current Events</category>
	<category>Computer Games</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Over at Technologizer, I've written an opinion piece that argues why history needs software piracy.
	I had the idea for this piece a few years ago, so it's nice to finally put my thoughts into written form &#8212; especially at a time when public debate over digital piracy's role has reached a new high.
	I don't claim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evolution of the Solid-State Drive</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/835</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Computer History</category>
	<category>Vintage Computing</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	Believe it or not, but solid-state drives have been around for 35 years now.  I recently took a look back through solid-state history and compiled a slideshow for PC World called Evolution of the Solid-State Drive.  It traces the SSD through history and touches on a number of important milestones, such as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[ Retro Scan of the Week ] Aim High: Air Force</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/834</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Computer History</category>
	<category>Technology Commentary</category>
	<category>Vintage Computing</category>
	<category>Retro Scan of the Week</category>
	<category>Regular Features</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/834</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	A U.S. Airman types in coordinates while designing a weaponized golf course.
	[ From Family and Home Office Computing, November 1987, p.39 ]
	Discussion Topic of the Week: Have you served in the military (any country)?  If so, did you use computers as part of your service?

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		<title>[ Retro Scan of the Week ] Reactor</title>
		<link>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/833</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benj Edwards</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Retrogaming</category>
	<category>Gaming History</category>
	<category>Retro Scan of the Week</category>
	<category>Regular Features</category>
		<guid>http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Strange proportions courtesy of Blip's comic book dimensions.
	[ From Blip: The Video Games Magazine, February 1983, rear cover ]
	Discussion Topic of the Week: Quick! Favorite space shooter of the 1970s or '80s?

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