In prior centuries, it was common practice to tie the operation of a program to a computer’s clock speed. As computers got faster and faster, the programs tied to that slower clock speed sometimes had ...

When thinking of retrocomputing, many of us will imagine machines such as the Commodore 64 or Apple II. These computers were very popular and have plenty of parts and documentation available. Fewer ...

In the era of expensive GPUs and 4K ray tracing, a growing number of PC gamers are intentionally downgrading.

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 ...

Nearly two decades ago, Dmitriy Cherepanov started a collection of retro computers in Mariupol, Ukraine, that grew into an internationally known assemblage of historic machines, housed in a private ...

The company behind the AYA Neo line of handheld gaming PCs is branching out into compact desktop computers with retro-style designs. The upcoming AYA Neo Retro Mini PC AM01 is a small form-factor ...

Accessory maker Shargeek recently launched an Indiegogo to fund its latest device — a charging brick shaped like a retro Apple computer with a functional display. The Retro 67 is a compact charging ...

Early versions of computers, laptops, game systems, and even those old "brick" cellphones have been known to sell for ...

Sometimes it can feel like a slow laptop or a balky phone is so old that it belongs in a museum, but the Vintage Computer Festival West celebrates pieces of technology from decades past that actually ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Over 500 retro Apple computers and gadgets are being individually auctioned off next month, including a 1983 Lisa ...

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