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, ...

One of the key selling points for Linux is that it can breathe new life into old computers since the hardware requirements for a modern Linux distribution are ...

A man has gone viral after building a fully functional 8-bit computer out of K’Nex. In a video that has now amassed over 112,000 views, Kyle, known online as Shadowman39, debuted the Arithmetic and ...

If you read about the history of personal computing, you hear a few familiar names like Microsoft, Apple, and even Commodore. But there were a host of companies that were well known and well regarded ...

Hi everyone! Have you heard of the brand new 8-bit computer built from (mostly) off-the-shelf parts called Commander X16 made by a team of people under The 8-Bit Guy (David Murray)? If so what are ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nostalgic Atari fans can add the Atari 400 Mini to their collection for only $97.19 for a limited time. This is the lowest price yet for the ...

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 ...

I've got a shelf full of computer history books, many of which I love and have reread several times. But I wanted to write one that focused on the first real computer I grew up with, the one that ...

Not content with your new, 1.4-billion-transistor Ivy Bridge processor? Maybe it runs too hot, or lacks the polygon-pushing powers that you require? Well, I've got just the thing for you: How about ...