Most books about retro computers can be a little samey, a bit dry and functionary. Steven Goodwin's 20 GOTO 10: 10101001 facts about retro computers is a little different; it's a celebration of ...
The early days of home computing were an exciting and unpredictable time. Different manufacturers were competing at different price points, with varied form factors, each with their own idea of what a ...
The unique look of early desktop computer systems remains popular with a certain segment of geekdom, so it’s no great surprise when we occasionally see a modern hacker or maker unceremoniously chuck ...
The Vintage Computer Festival East took place last weekend at the InfoAge Science and History Museum in New Jersey, and by any metric you care to use, it was a phenomenal success. Everyone you spoke ...
A couple of unusual computers showed up on AliExpress last month: the Book 8088 is a mini-laptop with an Intel 8088 chip and support for MS-DOS and early versions of Windows, while the Hand 386 is a ...
In a world where millions of people carry a 1990s-grade supercomputer in their pockets, it’s fun to revisit tech from a time when a 1 megahertz machine on a desktop represented a significant leap ...
The Verge video crew took a weekend trip to get some hands-on experience with as many vintage computers as possible. The Verge video crew took a weekend trip to get some hands-on experience with as ...