Depending on the year of birth listed in your ID, there were technical publications printed in the good old ink-on-paper-tradition that illuminated the daily life of a nerd long before the days of the World Wide Web.

One such publication, the Byte Magazine, set standards between 1975 and 1998. Even though some hardware reviews appeared in Byte quite some time after the actual release, the content consistently maintained extremely high quality and technical depth.

Paul Lefebvre, who blogs here, has channeled his own enthusiasm for the magazine to take a closer look at the Atari Coverage in his own newsletter.

It's relaxing reading material for a few quiet moments. And for those unfamiliar with Paul's newsletter, the archive holds a treasure trove of interesting gems.