A VIC-20 with no VIC
[DrMattRegan] has started a new video series to show his latest recreation of a Commodore VIC-20. The core of the machine is [Ben Eater’s] breadboard 6502 design. To make it …read more Continue reading A VIC-20 with no VIC
Category Archives: retrocomputing
Are CRT TVs Important For Retro Gaming?
We always thought the older console games looked way better back in the day on old CRTs than now on a modern digital display. [Stephen Walters] thinks so too, and …read more Continue reading Are CRT TVs Important For Retro Gaming?
PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Corporation Prolok
In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer or as-in-speech. This situation is a surprisingly new one, and in an earlier era of …read more Continue reading PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Corporation Prolok
C64 Gets a Graphics Upgrade Courtesy Of Your Favorite Piano Manufacturer
The Commodore 64 was quite a machine in its time, though a modern assessment would say that it’s severely lacking in the graphical department. [Vossi] has whipped up a bit …read more Continue reading C64 Gets a Graphics Upgrade Courtesy Of Your Favorite Piano Manufacturer
Meet The Optical Data Format You’ve Never Heard Of Before
You consider yourself a power user. You’ve got lots of files, and damn it, you like to keep them backed up. Around a decade ago, you gave up on burning …read more Continue reading Meet The Optical Data Format You’ve Never Heard Of Before
The Punched Card Detective
[John Graham-Cumming] might not be the first person to thumb through an old book and find an IBM punched card inside. But he might be the first to actually track …read more Continue reading The Punched Card Detective
How to Revive a Tandon Floppy Drive
In this episode of [Adrian’s Digital Basement], we dive into the world of retro computing with a focus on diagnosing and repairing an old full-height 5.25-inch floppy drive from an …read more Continue reading How to Revive a Tandon Floppy Drive
BBC Micro: A Retro Revamp with the 68008 Upgrade
The BBC Microcomputer, launched in the early 1980s, holds a special place in computing history. Designed for educational purposes, it introduced a generation to programming and technology. With its robust …read more Continue reading BBC Micro: A Retro Revamp with the 68008 Upgrade
Ceefax: The Original News on Demand
Long before we had internet newsfeeds or Twitter, Ceefax delivered up-to-the-minute news right to your television screen. Launched by the BBC in 1974, Ceefax was the world’s first teletext service, …read more Continue reading Ceefax: The Original News on Demand
The Last Sun Sparc Workstation
The truth is, our desktop computers today would have been classed as supercomputers only a few decades ago. There was a time when people who needed real desktop power looked …read more Continue reading The Last Sun Sparc Workstation