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![Four 3.5" floppy disks loosely stacked together.
The top left disk reads: "LRA Review Program" and has been crossed out, and then below that, CONFIDENTIAL
The top right disk reads:
UfosNet 1.0
[Demo Disk]
Set up:
1. Copy UFOSDEMO.EXE to hard drive
2. Run UFOSDEMO
3. Press Esc to exit
RST INTERNATIONAL
(206) 440-1396
The bottom left and bottom right disks read:
This medium is
UNCLASSIFIED
U.S. Government Property
SF 710 (1-87)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:trfykglapbq4htdu7mzvhuxx/bafkreifthjt3an6um27o6dfsgqp5gweg3cd7cs7zpvlc4ri5m6aaz5tfi4)
![Advertisement from the 80s:
THIS FUNNY-LOOKING LITTLE DEVICE
Introducing the Disc-Doubler, [c] the funny-looking
amazing little device that actually doubles your "floppy
disc" capabilities! Just put a floppy disc in and it's re-
aligned for use on its "flip-side". It's that simple! And at just
$14.95 (plus $1.50 for postage and handling) it'll pay for
itself the minute you use it! From Link Marketing, where
we looked at the problem from both sides... and found
a way to save you money!
CAN DOUBLE
YOUR DISC
CAPABILITIES!
Juat $14.95!
(plus $1.50 postage and handling - B.C. residents
add 6% tax).
IN CANADA:
write: Link Marketing
1480 West 58th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6P WS
[right side of advertisement]
[image of 5.25" floppy disk with image of the "Disc-Doubler" and the words Pat. Pend.]
Victor
Franklin
Apple
Atari
Vic 20
Commodore 64
Pet
CBM
[image of MasterCard logo]
[image of VISA logo]
1-800-323-1717, operator 127
Illinois 1-800-942-8881, operator 127
or write: Link Marketing
219-1st Ave, N., Suite 215, Seattle, WA 98109](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:trfykglapbq4htdu7mzvhuxx/bafkreicsg5czufwqm6gggfzfscdv224pgxsqe3ec67qxx747c66rf7mg2q)
![Advertisement from an 80s computer magazine:
*DOUBLES DISKETTE
STORAGE SPACE!!
REDUCE YOUR DISKETTE
COSTS BY 50%
[image of 5.25" floppy disk being punched by the "Nibble Notch"]
*The back of
your 5.25" single
sided diskette
has recording
medium. All you
need is an
ACCURATELY
placed "write
enable notch"
to USE IT, on many systems.
NIBBLE NOTCH[tm] is a precision
engineering tool designed for
this purpose.
IT'S A MONEY SAVER!
IT'S A TIME SAVER!
$14.95
Add $1.50 Postage/Handling
($4.50 Foreign)
-- Florida Residents Add 5% Sales Tax --
ORDER TODAY!
SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:
NIBBLE NOTCH[tm]
Division of Cortan International
4211 N.W. 75th Terrace, Dept. 1210
Lauderhill, Florida 33319
PAT PEND. Immediate Shipment](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:trfykglapbq4htdu7mzvhuxx/bafkreihr6cjkzis5xxy3qms2xc2mfjcssmt4mhfdaynmbth3jpoyp6wweq)
![A 3.5" floppy disk. The label reads:
Program Disk
Totally Rad Mac Programs
[image of a stylized Apple Macintosh with a happy face riding a skateboard]
SYBEX
[c] 1994 SYBEX, Inc.
(800)227-2346](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:trfykglapbq4htdu7mzvhuxx/bafkreidloxut5u675wrkisgxr4lp2pgmkobxy2au3clkchokxw4tjw5y24)
![An advertisement from the October 1983 edition of the magazine "Compute". Two boxes representing two different software products are displayed below the words "Open your mind" and "[c] 1983 PATRICK J. WILLIAMS". One box reads "Personality Analyzer" while the other reads "The Hypnotist". Below each box is a description of the software:
Reveal secrets of the mind.
Use your Commodore 64 system to
analyze yourself, your spouse, your
date, relatives and friends. Discover
your personality type, career
potential, behavior tendencies,
values, and the people with whom you
will be most compatible. This program
requires the use of a "joystick".
Price $32.95 Disk ($27.95 Cassette).
Behavior Modification.
Use your Commodore 64 system to
change your behavior patterns
through computer hypnosis. Discover
how to communicate with yourself, on
a conscious and subconscious level.
Program your own post-hypnotic
suggestions. The PSI Biofeedback
Device is included with this program.
Price $87.95 Disk ($79.95 Cassette).
The footer reads:
Get this software
at your local dealer
or order directly from:
PSYCOM SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL
2118 Forest Lake Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244 USA
Telephone: 513 474-2188](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:trfykglapbq4htdu7mzvhuxx/bafkreiegsh5ogdszubthvrrp27nbaxsmaa734gqgzvcu6oeuhk2yry6sam)
![A photo of the front and side of a 5.25" floppy disk drive. The two lights are green and red. The label reads:
[company logo of stylized letter C]
commodore single drive floppy disk VIC-1541](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:trfykglapbq4htdu7mzvhuxx/bafkreid4lvel7yaqcay4pmaaoixanfcqjpcrpf7hj6bframrjxbgjtez4m)
