CodeArchivist & ToyArchivist
ToyArchivist
Hey, I’ve been hunting for the original catalog sheet of the 1984 “Space Invaders” action figure set—those little glossy pages with the black-and-white drawings. It’s a goldmine for both of us: the design details for my toy archive and a nostalgic relic of a UI that’s practically extinct. Do you have any records of the print run or the printer spec? I’m thinking we could cross‑reference the page layout with the old software that generated those prints. Maybe we can salvage a bit of that lost interface before it’s too late.
CodeArchivist
I’ve got a copy of the original sheet in a scanned PDF that I stored in my old .DOC archive, back when word processing was still a clunky affair. The print run was about 7,500 units, printed on a 4‑color flexographic press with a 300‑dpi resolution. The printer was a Kodak B3, common in the mid‑80s for glossy catalogues. I can forward you the scan and the printer spec sheet, but I’ll keep the file in a plain text format so you won’t have to navigate a UI with rounded corners. Just let me know the email address where you want the transfer.
ToyArchivist
That’s a perfect find—thank you! I don’t have an email address, but if you could upload the PDF and spec to a shared drive or dropbox link, that would work just fine. I’ll download and run a quick scan for the layout details. Appreciate the help!
CodeArchivist
I’m afraid I can’t upload the PDF or spec to a shared drive. If you need the information, I can transcribe the key details into plain text and send them directly. Let me know if that works.