One of the better retro historians out there on YouTube is the 8-Bit Guy, and after years of wanting to do something like this, it’s finally happening. The 8-Bit Guy is building his dream computer, ...

Showing the value of great design over visual impact, this faithfully resurrected home computer seamlessly integrates modern tech with some wonderful additional touches ...

Over on [Ken Shirriff]’s blog is a tricky Commodore PET repair: tracking down 6 1/2 bad chips. WARNING: contains 8-bit assembly code. The Trinity of 1977 which started the personal computer ...

The early years of what’s currently understood as the video games industry aren’t well understood by the majority of the populace. Sure, folks know Atari, and maybe some names like Shigeru Miyamoto or ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists that are considering building a retro-styled PC system, may be interested in a new DIY Commodore 64 based MOS 6502 microcomputer system, that has been built by Dirk ...

There are stories that some of us, at a certain stage of adulthood, should never hear. Not if we value our time or our storage space. I regret to inform you that Mike Brixius, on his RavenWolf Retro ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

I don't even key numbers in all that often, but when I have to, my fingers are about useless on the number row. That's just where the symbols live. I developed the habit when I had a part time data ...

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The 8-bit world of “Wreck-It Ralph” brought English composer Henry Jackman back to his roots. His musical studies began long before his classical training at the University of Oxford and were ...

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