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FEATURES<br />
THIS OLD TECH<br />
WELCOME TO This Old Tech, a new column devoted to vintage gadgets,<br />
electronics, computers, and video games. By vintage, I mean things<br />
that are generally at least 10 to 20 years old or otherwise obsolete.<br />
Most people throw this stuff away, but I know I’m not the only one<br />
who likes to keep the tech and their stories alive. I’ll be starting with a<br />
classic Toshiba laptop that served as my entry point into the world of<br />
primordial computing.<br />
But first, a bit about me: I’ve been writing about vintage computers<br />
and classic video games for the past decade, first for my blog<br />
(vintagecomputing.com) and later for many other publications<br />
(benjedwards.com), including <strong>PC</strong><strong>World</strong>.<br />
I started collecting old computers and video games as a teen. After<br />
20-plus years—eons in tech time—my large collection (including<br />
associated media, accessories, and literature) fills a good portion of my<br />
garage. I also have a lot of old books and magazines—perhaps too<br />
many, as you may come to find out later.<br />
It’s been an amazing privilege to play host to this mass of historical<br />
artifacts, but it’s also been tough keeping all of it from decaying into a<br />
This is what<br />
a garage full<br />
of old tech<br />
looks like.<br />
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