The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech Computer, Consoles & Games

Informationen zum Autor Peter Leigh has been an aficionado of retro technology his entire life; starting before it was even retro. During the past 7 years he has unveiled hundreds of vintage technology stories on his prominent YouTube channel, Nostalgia Nerd (with almost 500k subscribers), written the best-selling book Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech for Ilex Press and featured in an array of notable TV programs and publications. Today, as the premier UK connoisseur of our technological heritage, he continues his quest to highlight the joy of these important fragments from our past, and ensure they remain cherished, not forgotten. Klappentext YouTube's most successful purveyor of computer nostalgia brings those stories to print. This book celebrates the most exciting period in the history of technology - the arrival of the home computer and home gaming console. For a time, an exciting and ever-changing array of different companies fought for supremacy, leaving a lasting legacy of great gameplay and surreal design we'll never experience again. Features screenshots of nostalgic games that will bring joy to the heart of anyone who grew up in the 80s or early 90s, alongside stunning studio photography of the computers that imprinted themselves on a generation's minds Zusammenfassung This book celebrates the most exciting period in the history of technology - the arrival of the home computer and home gaming console. YouTube's most successful purveyor of computer nostalgia brings those stories to print.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Leigh, Leigh Peter
• Editore: ILEX
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.11.2018
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Software applicativo
• EAN: 9781781575703
• ISBN: 978-1-78157-570-3
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.4 x 21.4 x 2.6 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 501 g
• Serie: Tech Classics; Tech Classics
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