Category Archives: Computers

Coleco Adam Demonstration Cartridge

Posted on April 26, 2012 by The Retroist

Want to know what the Coleco Adam was capable of? Well back when the computer was being sold, a cartridge was distributed to sellers that demonstrated the capabilities of the Adam. So if you went into your local Adam dealer … Continue reading →

Computer Animation, circa 1971

Posted on April 25, 2012 by CarlosTheDwarf

This promotional video shows off the capabilities of the early computer animation application Key Frame. It’s pretty jaw-dropping to see this done entirely with a graphical user interface (in 3D!) that early. Anyone familiar with Flash will recognize the process … Continue reading →

Kid Pix 1.0

Posted on April 24, 2012 by The Retroist

Originally created by Craig Hickman, the software was first released for the Macintosh in 1989 would be published by Brøderbund in 1991. Hickman was inspired to make Kid Pix after watching his son struggle with MacPaint, and thought, I should … Continue reading →