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I went into this article knowing full well that 2023 was a year of change and that I would have lots of new apps to write about. And then I actually looked, and even I was surprised by the amount of change I’ve made. There is no doubt that I have start… Continue reading My Favorite New Apps of 2023 (Premium)
Atari announced that it is acquiring retro gaming firm Digital Eclipse for $4 million in cash and $2.5 million in Atari stock.
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Atari announced this week that it will acquire the Atari Age online community as part of its recent retro push.
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Dennis Austin, the co-creator and key software developer of Microsoft PowerPoint, has passed away at age 76.
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Calculator maker Commodore was almost forced into bankruptcy in 1975 when Texas Instruments (TI) directly entered the market with far less expensive products. Incensed by this, co-founder Jack Tramiel discovered that vertical integration was the key to… Continue reading Tech Nostalgia: Vertical Integration (Premium)
Credit Atari for realizing early on that it needed a sequel to the VCS video game system, one that could arrive before more technically sophisticated competitors did. Sadly, management screwed it up by jumping on the home computer bandwagon, delaying a… Continue reading Tech Nostalgia: 8-Bit (Premium)
I recently finished reading John Romero’s autobiography, Doom Guy: Life in First Person, and want to make sure this book is on your radar.
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Digital Eclipse will release a series of interactive classic video game documentaries on the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
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When Atari announced its VCS video game machine in 1977, established game makers rushed to offer their own alternatives. Magnavox was first to market in 1978 with its Odyssey 2 console, though it was only moderately successful and didn’t attract a sing… Continue reading Tech Nostalgia: Intelligent Television (Premium)
Most readers are probably familiar with the near-mythical story of Bill Gates’ improbable rise to riches, infamy, and industry dominance. Which goes something like this. IBM originally met with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to license BASIC and some … Continue reading Tech Nostalgia: Bill Gates, Jack Tramiel, and BASIC (Premium)