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12 000 Clip Art Images CD-ROM v2.0 - CrystalVision - 1996

Details: 13 Jan; Written by SkinnyV

Here's an old Clip Art bundle CD-ROM straight from 1996. Before the internet was in every home, it was harder for people to find crappy graphics to put into their word documents and powerpoint presentation, so some companies started selling those CD-ROM bundle filled with crappy cat graphics, american flag and other random things people might look for to spruce up their documents. I am not completly sure when it got released but I would say around 1996 if I refer myself to the CD file creation date.

Sega Master System Model 1 Instructions Manual - Irwin Electronics version (Canada - Bilingual)

Details: 10 Jan; Written by SkinnyV

This is a scan of the Sega Master System model 1 console instruction manual. This is the bilingual English-French Canadian version distributed with the Irwin Electronics bundle. I could not find this one online, so here's for posterity.

G.I. COMBAT Issue #195 - October 1976

Details: 08 Jan; Written by SkinnyV

Here's issue # 195 of the defunct american comic book series G.I. COMBAT. You can expect epic drawing from Joe Kubert.

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My name is Vincent and this is where I am sharing all the random crap I am going to digitize and try to archive for the future! You can expect anything from old TV ads, magazine, boardgame, comic book, films reel, vacuum instructions manual and everything in between. If you ever stumbled upon a Sears Catalog ads from 1975 and wondered, ''Who the hell wasted his time doing this?'', the answer is me. I did. And in gloriously exagerated resolution! You're welcome internet.