Cyberdyne wrote on 2024-08-06, 10:17:Did you too had those in your country?
Why did it started?
Why did it ended?
Why it did not transfer to PC compatibles? At least […]
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Did you too had those in your country?
Why did it started?
Why did it ended?
Why it did not transfer to PC compatibles? At least I did not noticed it.
And what stickers did you put on your monotor/computer.
Um, it wasn't too uncommon here in Germany, at least.
Homecomputer users (C64, Amiga etc) not seldomly had various stickers on their monitors, the computer and the peripherals.
You know, the usual stickers like Garfield, Smurfs, Mickey Mouse, stickers from the manufacturer (Commodore) and so on.
Or simply things that were common back then, I think. This was 80s to early 90s, I think.
In early 90s, quite some kids/teens had PCs and continued to apply stickers to their monitors..
I do assume this was in a time when they could get some older PCs from their parents, family members, etc first time.
You know, used PCs or monitors that were no longer cutting edge and could be safely played with.
XTs, 286 or 386 PCs, some slower 486es. Smaller PC monitors with roughly 12" to 14" in size.
That was the kind of computer hardware that had a similar status to homecomputers, maybe.
Similar to the Amigas of the time*, which apparently were still commonly found up until mid-90s.
But that's just my explanation. Sticker usage dropped in second half of 90s here, or so I think.
Except for those supplied with graphics cards, motherboards and so on. But that's another type of stickers, maybe.
(*In PC magazines, Amiga often was the only other computer platform still being listed next to PC. C64 and Atari ST were gone ? Mac was rather exotic.
Some early-mid 90s advertisement games like Telekommando 2, Helicopter Mission or BiFi Roll: Action in Hollywood had both PC/Amiga versions. Must have been around 1994.)
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