Retro CD-ROM Retrospective, What Facebook Could Have Been

There’s a load of great tech news happening out there each day, and, unfortunately, we just can’t cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

• Growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, Microsoft Encarta was a standby in the classroom CD rack. Computer Mag examines 10 other forgotten compact discs of the era, ranging from the riveting ‘J.F.K. Assassination: A Visual Investigation’ to Microsoft Home’s ‘Cinemania ‘94.’ Maybe you had to be there… [From: Personal computer Mag]
• The designers at iA, also known for the wonderful Web Trend Map, mocked up an interesting look for Facebook back in late 2006 and early 2007. Take a glance at the three-columned Facebook that could’ve been. [From: iA]
• The design team at Panic is showing off its breathtaking custom status LCD display, which displays the current e-mail queue, status for projects, team calendar, live Twitter updates and more. Now, if only we could get one for our office. [From: Panic Blog]
• Steph Thirion, creator of ‘Eliss,’ one of our favorite iPhone games, just announced/teased his upcoming game, ‘Faraway.’ [From: TUAW]
• Human Personal Interaction PhD student Chloe Fan developed this oddly engaging, minimalist ‘Super Mario Bros.’ running on an 8?8 LED and Arduino. [From: Vimeo]

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