I became aware of computers in about 1977-78 when a S100 CP/M system took up weeks of my time with ADVENTUR.COM. I went through 8-bit, 16-bit and everything since with an awareness of what was going ...

Game systems from the 8-bit and 16-bit era weren't exactly the graphical powerhouses that modern consoles, PCs and even phones have evolved into. But there are many other aspects including good ...

According to Isuppli's 2004 microcontroller-unit-market forecast, 8-bit devices account for more than 40% of sales. However, the assumption behind the migration from legacy 8- and 16-bit applications ...

Computer technology has advanced over the last few years and now produces graphic details with clarity in high-definition. There are thousands of games you can enjoy today that feature amazing ...

Back in the hazy days of the early home computers, many of us would rejoice at running our first BASIC applications, some of us even built our own 8-bit system from a handful of ICs and felt elated ...

NEC Electronics Inc. today will announce a microcontroller architecture for home-appliance and security applications that allows engineers to interchange 8- and 32-bit devices without rewriting code.

Atari's 1200XL should have been a success of the 8-bit home computing era: modern, compact, designed to compete with the breakout Commodore 64, and good-looking to boot. But it was a fiasco, writes ...