What factors are driving the retro computing revival? While hardware is more powerful than it has ever been, there is a small contingent of computer users leaning on devices from the 1980s to 2000s.

A creator panel at a Vintage Computer Federation event. Sean Malseed is third from the right. When it comes to computers, Sean Malseed believes there’s no such thing as junk. Malseed’s day job is as a ...

For seven months, [Bernardo Kastrup] at [TheByteAttic] has been realizing his childhood dream of building his own computer. It was this dream that steered him into the field of computer design at the ...

Innovation keeps racing forward, yet a growing number of people are deliberately stepping back—especially as a constant onslaught of unwanted AI from every angle is being used as a corporate excuse to ...

What if you could hold the nostalgia of retro computing in the palm of your hand, but with the power and flexibility of modern technology? Enter the PicoCalc—a compact, modular computer that bridges ...

The OneChipBook-12-A is a modern mini laptop design for retro computing. It’s the latest in a line of systems from 8086YES! that are designed to let you run classic code from decades past on hardware ...

Working on retro computers is rarely straightforward, as [ukmaker] recently found out while designing a new display interface. Their oscilloscope was having trouble triggering on the video signal ...

What if you could relive the golden age of computing while harnessing the power of modern technology? Imagine booting up a system that greets you with CRT-style interfaces, retro fonts, and animated ...

Containing 120 retro computers and consoles, and over 500 tech exhibits in total, the privately owned collection now only exists in memories online. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

New custom tape reader relies on a minimal optical setup using modern parts LED tuning and sensor calibration demanded serious patience during early testing phases Crosstalk reduction became a key ...