The Book 8088 takes portable retrocomputing back to 1981
Massachusetts man is offloading 2,200 vintage Z80 computers on eBay one at a time
NeoCities is bringing the eye-bleeding "spirit" of GeoCities back to the modern web
The first official Atari 2600 cartridge in over 30 years is on its way
What Ever Happened to Microsoft Encarta? Encyclopedia on a CD-ROM
In the 1990s, the internet was smaller, slower, and harder to search. If you wanted to learn basic facts about a topic, what would you do? You could get a physical encyclopedia. Thankfully, there was one more option.
This miniature Intel 486 computer runs Windows 95, but not much else
50 Years of Video Games, Part 2: The Rise of 3D, the Gaming PC, and Online Multiplayer
From the mid-90s to the early years of the millennium, video games underwent a paradigm shift in graphics, treating us to some of the most classic titles of all time.
New, customizable IBM Model F keyboards are now available
In brief: Mechanical keyboard manufacturers have spent years trying to recapture the feel and sound of classic keyboards like IBM's iconic Model M. In 2017, a revival project reproduced the Model M's predecessor - the 1981 Model F. The project recently introduced several new models with extensive customization options.
How a hobbyist ran a ChatGPT client on a 1984 IBM PC
NexGen: Gone But Not Forgotten
Four decades ago, the CPU market was far more diverse than it is today. One company called NexGen had backing from big PC names, plenty of capital, and a team of great engineers. But what happened?
In old PCs, what was the function of the "Turbo" button?
50 Years of Video Games
For over 50 years, video games have been a significant part of popular culture. Born in the minds of creative engineers, games have grown from mere curiosities into a global industry worth billions of dollars.
From Chuck E. Cheese to Boeing 747s, the floppy disk lives on
Ghostwriter is an AI creative writing companion living in a typewriter
A new single-player MechWarrior game is in the works, coming in 2024
Someone built a Commodore 64 from mostly new parts
The matchbook-sized Arduboy Mini 8-bit console blasts past its Kickstarter goal
Library of Obsolete Sounds preserves recordings of old tech
Cyrix 5x86 and Cyrix 6x86: Gone But Not Forgotten
#ThrowbackThursday Precursor chip maker Cyrix brought the world of personal computing to millions in the form of attainable budget PCs, only to be killed by its best product and its inability to run a popular game.
Gateway 2000: Gone But Not Forgotten
#ThrowBackThursday What does a cattle ranch have in common with computers? Admittedly not much, but that didn't stop two college dropouts from capitalizing on the concept and reshape PC purchases in the 1990s.