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Roland TR-808’s most famous drum beats

by Jo Luijten - May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 0

Two months ago the Japanese inventor and entrepreneur Ikutaro Kakehashi (also known by the nickname Taro) died at the age of 87. He was the founder of the revolutionary music intstrument brand Roland. His most famous invention is probably the Roland TR-808 drum machine. If you think that you don't

Night Run, an ’80s film from 2017

by Jo Luijten - May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 0

People love videos from the 1980s so much that it is becoming a new genre. The most famous example of this is the movie Kung Fury. Another example is my own Youtube channel Squirrel Monkey. Film producer Erick Solis recently started a Kickstarter project to fund his action film Night

Free pulp magazine archive

by Jo Luijten - May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 0

Archive.org is probably the biggest digital archive in the world, with interesting collections containing websites, games, books, videos, newspapers, music, etc. We personally love this special collection: The Pulp Magazine Archive. Pulp magazines, also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The

Snapchat in the 1990s

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by Jo Luijten - April 19, 2017 0

Would Snapchat have worked if it was an app with a website in the late 1990s? The retro video comedians of

Windows 93

by Jo Luijten - June 15, 2015April 19, 2017 0

Exploring an old hard disk or pc is always a fun journey into the past. If you don't know how it feels, we've got some good news for you. The website Windows 93 is the desktop of an old 386 computer, with tons of apps you can open in your

MS-DOS games in your browser

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by Jo Luijten - June 14, 2015April 20, 2017 0

Are you bored? Are you feeling terrible? Grab a cup of coffee, visit the MS-DOS game archive and play your favorite games from the 1980s and 1990s in your web browser. Do you already feel better?