Soh Kam YungMar 4

"Robert Tinney passed away on February 1st, 2026.
[...]
He was the artist behind the beautiful hand-painted covers of the influential computer hobbiest magazine Byte from the December 1975 issue until the early '90s.
[...]
Tinney's career didn't begin or end with Byte. He worked for a range of electronics companies and magazines [...] doing plenty of covers and advertisements that have rarely been collected or highlighted."

https://70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/robert-tinney-byte-magazine-and-beyond/

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Robert Tinney: Byte Magazine and Beyond

Robert Tinney's a big name in retro tech. Here's a collection of lesser-known facts and art from the famed Byte magazine cover artist.

70s Sci-Fi Art
Alkaris  Feb 12

Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney who illustrated the birth of PCs dies at 78.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/byte-magazine-artist-robert-tinney-who-illustrated-the-birth-of-pcs-dies-at-78/

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Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78

He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art.

Ars Technica
Ars Technica NewsFeb 11
Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78 https://arstechni.ca/nWdC #personalcomputing #Vintagecomputing #computerhistory #retrocomputing #BYTEmagazine #Illustration #RobertTinney #Obituaries #magazines #retrotech #obituary #media #Tech #art
Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78

He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art.

Ars Technica