Not satisfied with any of the DIY retro computer kits on the market, [Leonardo Leoni] decided to make his own. Built using only the finest through-hole technology and powered by the ATmega328 ...

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 ...

In the past we’ve talked about one of the major downsides of working with vintage computer hardware, which of course is the fact you’re working with vintage computer hardware. The reality is that ...

Old computers — everyone has one (or at least parts of one) collecting dust in the attic somewhere. Depending on when you bought it, it might have been obsolete within a year, or, if you were a very ...

What if you could hold a piece of computing history in your hands—only this time, it’s smarter, sturdier, and ready for the modern age? The ZX81, a innovative device that introduced countless people ...

The Commodore 64 remains the best-selling desktop computer of all time (according to the Guinness Book of World Records), even though it’s a computer that has been out of production since 1994. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...