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Æsthetics turned up to 11.

Japanese CP/M handbook visuals were peak future.

My brain feels Gundam, Bladerunner, Tetsuo and Retrocomputing in one go.

Some highlights for your timeline...

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Headline closeup of a similar title

And another one

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Japanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Another title. CPM and Japanese characters

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Japanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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A serial number closeup

Stamp, serial numbers, handwritten numbers

A price tag, I guess

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Japanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Flow diagram, something about EEPROM

Something about computers, diskettes, and screen text. With respective photos of these.

A table and some IC logic gate sketches

Some cylindrical thing and some block diagram, like about data structures in memory.

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Japanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Coffee mill a chapter image

Trees beside a brook with a small bridge

A book imprint, probably

Table of content, a typical microcomputer and monitor picture in the corner

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Japanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Chapter page with a big 1

Skmilar chapter page header closeup, with a 2

Three rectangles with text and picture of microcomputer. A white, a light gray and a dark gray one.

Pixel diagram of how a screen is strcutured with lines and rows.

Apr 05, 2025, 10:38 · · Pachli · 1 · 2

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Japanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Chapter headline

Big title, CP/M and Japanese characters

Lots of ASCII garbage, or rather not ASCII but special characters?

Typical tabular assembler listing, but with Japanese comments on the right side

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Japanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Closing page with imprint, authors, copyright

Closeup, block with dates

Headline of index page

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- Bonus section -

Japanese FORTRAN Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

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Title page. Violet diagonal stripe pattern.
SHARP
COMPUTER
SOFTWARE

FORTRAN
CZ-115LF

Last page. Same violet stripes, some imprint.

A big ASSEMBLER

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- Bonus section -

Japanese FORTRAN Handbook Æsthetics

#Japanese #RetroTech
#CPM #RetroComputing
#Typography

10/10 - E.O.F.

Gorgeously set imprint.

The other half of the imprint. Gorgeously aligned.

Drag & drop to upload