Essential Retro: The Vintage Technology Guide
by James B Grahame
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Author: James B GrahameEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-01
ISBN: 0973683813
Number of pages: 232
Publisher: Sputnik Books
Book Reviews of Essential Retro: The Vintage Technology Guide
Book Review: Essential Retro Rocks!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book offers a unique look at some old technology that was once
on the cutting edge. It's organized into ten broad chapters that
introduce things like vintage hi-fi audio, microcomputers (mostly
machines from the late seventies and early eighties), eight bit video
game systems and even a section full of 8mm movie cameras. Strangely,
there is no mention of pinball.
There are a few hundred Black & White photographs splashed throughout
the text and the quality of the images is respectable (this copy is
marked as "2nd Sputnik books edition" on the title page and I suspect
the reviewer who complained about grainy pictures had an early
printing). A fun look at desirable gadgets from not so long ago that
now sell for almost nothing.
Summary of Essential Retro: The Vintage Technology Guide
Join retrothing.com author James Grahame as he introduces you to some dazzling devices from years past. You'll encounter hundreds of vintage and neo-retro cameras, audio components, televisions, computers, video games, vehicles, toys, electronic musical instruments and mechanical gadgets. This is a fantastic opportunity to revisit a bygone age of elegant mechanics and hand-drawn design. Many brilliant old machines are hidden away in attics and garages throughout the world - forgotten movie cameras lie on dusty shelves beside obsolete computers and clever mechanical toys, all crying out to be rediscovered and brought back to life. The wonderful contraptions on these pages will capture your imagination and encourage you to explore the world of classic technology.History Books
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