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Finding consumables is an ever-present problem facing anyone working with old computer hardware. Many of these devices ceased manufacture decades ago and what old stock remains is invariably degraded by …read more Continue reading New Pens For Old Plotters
Landmark historical relics don’t usually slip past at public auction unnoticed, but as we demonstrated in this recent article, it does happen. Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are going to auction: the world’s first video arcade game (C… Continue reading Dawn of the arcade game: Three pivotal video games from the early 70s
The original Xbox and PlayStation 2 both let you watch DVD movies in addition to playing games. Seldom few consoles before or since offered much in the way of media, …read more Continue reading MovieCart Plays Videos On The Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a historical enigma in many ways. On one hand, it was the most popular gaming console of its era, but it was also at the center …read more Continue reading Atari Gets Semi-Modern Video Output
Readers of a certain age no doubt remember the Atari 2600 — released in 1977, the 8-bit system helped establish the ground rules for gaming consoles as we know them …read more Continue reading Atari Introduces a New Old Console
Atari announced this week that it will acquire the Atari Age online community as part of its recent retro push.
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It’s time to dust off your old Atari cartridges as the company again tries to tap into gaming nostalgia with an updated version of its iconic Atari 2600. The upcoming Plus model has the same look as the 80s classic, and will ship with a 10-in-1 cartrid… Continue reading Atari games like it’s 1980 with “faithful recreation” of Atari 2600 console
The hits just keep on coming: Atari today announced the Atari 2600+, a retro video game console that will play original 2600 and 7800 cartridges.
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Any discussion about personal technology nostalgia has to begin with the Atari VCS, which is more commonly known as the Atari 2066. The VCS wasn’t the first home video game machine, and it wasn’t even the first to support multiple games via external ca… Continue reading Tech Nostalgia: VCS (Premium)
The first computer to ever beat a reigning chess world champion didn’t do so until 1996 when a supercomputer built by IBM beat Garry Kasparov. But anyone who wasn’t a …read more Continue reading A Chess AI In Only 4K of Memory