Gizmodo ‘79 is a week-long celebration of gadgets and geekdom 30 years ago, as the analog age gave way to the digital, and most of our favorite toys were just being born.

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Gizmodo ‘79 is a week-long celebration of gadgets and geekdom 30 years ago, as the analog age gave way to the digital, and most of our favorite toys were just being born.

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Then and Now: Apple Computers [Apple]

• Then and Now: Microsoft [Microsoft]
• What Is This? [PCs]
• Then and Now: Sony’s A/V Range [Sony]
• A Blind Photographer (!) [Photography]
• Digital Cams Still Haven’t Caught Up to Film’s Resolution: Does it Matter? [Gizmodo 79]
• The 1979 Klingon Happy Meal [Star Trek]
• Visicalc: Father of the Spreadsheet [Software]
• Did You Know That Sinclair Still Makes Gadgets? [Retromodo]
• The Supersonic Concorde Jet: Can We Go Back to 1979, Please? [Airplanes]
• Palm WebOS Mojo SDK Sadly Impotent: Badass Games Are Impossible [Palm Pre]