Seth Taras, a self-taught photographer, seamlessly blends together historical events and modern day locations to take us on a journey into the past. Above, we see "Cherbourg, avenue de Paris, ancient Poste de Police, jardin Public" during World War 2. Continue reading to see them all.
Before Facebook, and even MySpace, 15-year-old Mark Zuckerberg had a little known Angelfire website, one in which he placed several of his programs (GPA calculator, Vader Fader, etc.) for friends and family to try. Continue reading to see what he wrote bout himself on the "About Me" page. More information.
No, this isn't an April Fool's Day joke, but rather a real video that has gone viral online of a purported time traveler from 1938. That's right, this vintage clip "of a young female chatting into a wireless handset - said to have been filmed at a factory in the United States in the 30s - has attracted over 300,000 plays on YouTube." Continue reading for a video and more information.
Most gamers know that the original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. The company's products, such as Pong and the Atari 2600, helped define the computer entertainment industry from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. Continue reading to see how some modern games would look like in classic Atari cartridge form.
By the mid-1990s, Amiga, Commodore and Atari systems were no longer on the market, pushed out by strong IBM PC clone competition and low prices. Other previous competition such as Sinclair and Amstrad were no longer in the computer market. With less competition than ever before, Dell rose to high profits and success, introducing low-cost systems targeted at consumers and business markets using a direct-sales model. Dell surpassed Compaq as the world's largest computer manufacturer, and held that position until October 2006. Continue reading for a fascinating "Computer Chronicles" video from 1993.
Apple may be best known for the iOS-based devices and computers nowadays, but did you know they had an entire line of accessories back in the 80s, 90s? That's right, it included the Swiss Army Knife you see above, which will set you back a hefty $129.99 on eBay today. Plus, the company also issued a now-defunct credit card. Continue reading to see more - prices listed (auction) are all current, as of March 2013.
Facebook is a social networking service launched in February 2004, owned and operated by Facebook, Inc. As of September 2012, Facebook has over one billion active users, more than half of whom use Facebook on a mobile device. Continue reading to see how it's evolved over the years.
Since the mid-1990s the Internet has had a tremendous impact on culture and commerce, including the rise of near instant communication by email, instant messaging, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) "phone calls", two-way interactive video calls, and the World Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, social networking, and online shopping sites. Continue reading to see how 19 famous websites looked in the past.
The earliest video games used interactive electronic devices with various display formats. An early example, possibly the earliest, is from 1947-a "Cathode ray tube Amusement Device" was filed for a patent on 25 January 1947, by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann, and issued on 14 December 1948, as U.S. Patent 2455992. Inspired by radar display tech, it consisted of an analog device that allowed a user to control a vector-drawn dot on the screen to simulate a missile being fired at targets, which were drawings fixed to the screen Continue reading to see how video games have changed.
The Sega Genesis was released in the North America on September 15, 1989 - after a soft release during August 1989 in NYC and Los Angeles, with the suggested retail price of $189.99, $10 less than originally planned, and also $10 less than the competing TurboGrafx-16. Today, a factory sealed launch day console will cost you $1899.99 or more on eBay. Continue reading to see more toys and gadgets from your childhood that are worth a lot now.
