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Essential Retro: The Vintage Technology
Guide presents the wonderful world
of classic electronics, vintage gadgets,
and magnificent machines.
Join
retrothing.com author James Grahame
as he
introduces you to hundreds of dazzling
devices from years past. You'll
encounter vintage and neo-retro
cameras, audio components, televisions,
computers, video games, vehicles, toys,
electronic musical instruments and
mechanical gadgets. This is a fantastic
opportunity to revisit a bygone age of
elegant mechanics and hand-drawn design.
Many brilliant old machines are hidden
away in attics and garages throughout
the world - forgotten movie cameras lie
on dusty shelves beside obsolete
computers and clever mechanical toys,
all crying out to be rediscovered and
brought back to life. The wonderful
contraptions on these pages will capture
your imagination and encourage you to
explore the world of classic technology.
Also available as an eBook!
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electronic edition includes the complete
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Essential Retro:
The Vintage Technology Guide
228 pages, 7.5 x 9.25 inches, soft cover
ISBN 0-9736838-1-3
Published 2006
Sputnik Books
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Offer: Order direct and receive an
author signed copy!
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Essential Retro is a large
format (7.5 x 9.25 inch)
paperback filled with hundreds
of fascinating photographs to
complement the text.
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Here's what you'll find inside:
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Mechanical Retro Things |
Timepieces, mechanical typewriters,
retro cars and even a couple of
kit-built biplanes. Nothing beats
the beauty of classic cogs, springs,
and gears.
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The Wonderful World of Hi-Fi |
It
all started with gramophones.
Explore the modern resurgence of
vinyl, including a look at more than
a half-dozen brand new turntables.
We'll also take a look at early
transistor radios, tape recorders,
and the rediscovery of tube audio.
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Exploring the Television Age |
Television
brought the sights and sounds of
world-class entertainment into homes
around the globe. Here's a whimsical
look at early TV, reel-to-reel video
recorders, the VHS/Betamax format
war, and even a toy video camera
from the 1980s.
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Invasion of the Microcomputers |
Travel back to a time when hundreds
of unique computers battled for the
hearts and minds of technology
enthusiasts. Includes a section on
oddball microcomputers, along with
some early portable and pocket-sized
machines.
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The Magic of Videogames |
The
1970s saw the birth of electronic
arcade games and gamers rushed to
bring the technology home. Essential
Retro introduces you to the
ground-breaking game consoles that
defined the industry in the 1970s
and 1980s. |
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Electronic Musical Instruments |
Musical synthesizers became
affordable in the 1980s and changed
the face of pop music. Join us for a
glimpse of some classic and modern
electronic instruments that offer
vintage sound.
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Cameras and Optical Gadgets |
Photography is a fascinating blend
of art and science, and classic
cameras offer an opportunity to
experiment and capture images that
rival even the best digital cameras.
We take a look at a couple of
affordable medium-format cameras,
some high quality 35mm cameras, and
some strange instant and pinhole
devices.
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Shooting Movies on Super 8 |
Super 8 film has outlasted many
technologies from the 1960s because
of its unique look and simplicity.
The last few years have seen a
dramatic rediscovery of Super 8 --
find out why.
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Household Retro Stuff |
An
esoteric selection of strangely
appealing household tech and
gadgetry. Includes vintage
telephones, toasters, the modern
descendent of the Lava Lamp and
more.
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Classic Toys for Modern Fun |
Vintage toys offer the chance to
escape from daily life into a
wonderful childhood world of
discovery and imagination. Find out
where to buy affordable tin robots,
the history of Meccano, and even how
to get your hands on a laser-sighted
slingshot. |
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Special Offer: Order direct and receive
and author signed copy!
Order direct for $19.95
All
prices in US dollars.
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Order direct for $19.95
All
prices in US dollars.
Order direct and receive an
author signed copy!
Order direct and
James Grahame will pass along
his thanks by signing your copy. |
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New eBook version available for $9.95
with instant delivery from esellerate.com:
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Ten
chapters that explore the wonderful
world of classic electronics,
vintage gadgets, and magnificent
machines. |
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Hundreds of photographs and reproductions of classic
magazine advertisements to complement the
text. |
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Includes mechanical things, hi-fi, obsolete
computers, vintage videogames, television,
electronic musical instruments, cameras and movie
cameras, household stuff and a handful of classic
toys. |
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Fully
indexed to help you keep track of
your favorite devices. |
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222
pages in a large 7.5 x 9.25 inch
format on high-quality bright white
paper.
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Essential Retro is
fully compatible with all
technology and gadget
enthusiasts, no matter their age
or experience. Be warned that
retro gear is highly addictive
and batteries are not included. |
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