scans: Amusement Sangyo 1975-05 & Computopia 1968-01

Two very cool magazines out of Japan.  The first is an extremely rare issue of Amusement Sangyo that I bought along with 2 others at Gaming Alexandria. Thank you to Detchibe for scanning them.

The second is the first from a stack of Computopia・コンピュートピア issues we were able to purchase thanks to a donation.  When I went to Pinball Expo 40 I got to meet many wonderful people.  I was talking about our archiving efforts with a man named Patrick and he mentioned his interest in early computing, and I relayed a story about a stack of Computopia on YJA that we had seen, but didn't have the funds for.  Thanks to Patrick's generosity and trust, we were able to purchase the stack and this issue is the first of the lot.  1968!!  It even has an article on 21st century computers and artificial intelligence.

アミューズメン産業 (Amusement Industry) 1975-05

Computopia・コンピュートピア 1968-01

For my readers in the USA: Your incoming administration has embraced a moral panic and have put forward legislation to make the existence of trans people illegal.  If you proudly support these anti-science oligarchs who delight in torturing the minorities they demonize, then please do not come back to my blog. My efforts are not for you, they are in SPITE of you.

Do not tell me I am sub-human and unworthy of dignity and then thank me for my work on pinball history. 

If you're able to understand that maybe over a million people shouldn't be arrested for using the bathrooms they've been using for years/decades, then I highly suggest getting active locally to see what you can do to protect trans people and other marginalized groups in your community from the incoming administration and their brownshirts.  Please read this article by Julia Serano: Planned Action for LGBTQ+ & Allies in Response to Democrats Capitulating on Trans Rights

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