Scarce Technology Map from Collectible Series of PC Computing Road Maps. Cartographic Miscellany, Technology. Timothy Edward Downs, The World of CD-ROMS, from PC Computing, 1994 (published). Printed Color. This vintage map guide to CD-ROMs was designed by graphic artist Timothy Edward Downs. It was one of a dozen or so road map-like posters published by PC Computing magazine in the mid-1990s as a marketing ploy to set them apart from competitors like PC Magazine and PC World. Downs takes inspiration from classic subway maps and circuit board imagery to turn a simple consumer guide into a creative cartographic experience. The map is divided into various categories (Business, Personal Interest & Hobby, Reference, Games, Home & Kids, and Educational), with individual CD-ROMs rated on a scale of one to five discs. On the verso are capsule reviews from the magazine's resident CD-ROM expert Ron White, author of the popular "CD-RON" column, as well as sidebars on performance tips, hardware, and multimedia standards. The map is full of artifacts of the mid-90s, with references to Microsoft Encarta, Quicken, JFK assassination conspiracy theories, Dennis Miller, Gilbert Gottfried, Myst, Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous, and terrorist group profiles. A fascinating look at a cutting edge technology, now obsolete, made in the early days of the personal computing era. Self-folding into pictorial wrappers (4.0 x 8.8").

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