Collaborate Disseminate
Sound chips from back in the day were capable of much more than a few beeps and boops, and [InazumaDenki] proves it in a video recreating recognizable real-world sounds with …read more Continue reading Hear a Vintage Sound Chip Mimic the Real World
Back in the early 1960s, veteran US bike maker Schwinn tapped into the spirit of chopper-style motorcycles for a kids bike called the Sting-Ray. More than a decade later, the company blew up another storm with the similarly-themed Hurricane. Now that m… Continue reading Schwinn brings back the 1970s Hurricane as a youth-focused ebike
[Neil] from The Cave, a computer and console gaming museum in the UK, has a treat for vintage computing and computer gaming enthusiasts. They received an important piece of game …read more Continue reading Donated Atari Mega ST Gives a Peek at Game Development History
[Joe Musashi] was inspired by discussions about 3D engines and decided to create a first-person 3D maze of his own. The really neat part? It could have been done on …read more Continue reading Behold a First-Person 3D Maze, Vintage Atari Style
[Mikrowave1] wanted to build an authentic 1930s-style ham radio station that was portable. He’s already done a regenerative receiver, but now he’s starting on a tube transmitter that runs on …read more Continue reading A 1930s Ham Station
Ever heard of Apollo Computer, Inc.? They were one of the first graphical workstation vendors in the 1980s, and at the time were competitors to Sun Microsystems. But that’s enough …read more Continue reading Apollo Computer: The Forgotten Workstations
Cable harnesses made wire management a much more reliable and consistent affair in electronic equipment, and while things like printed circuit boards have done away with many wires, cable harnessing …read more Continue reading How To Lace Cables Like It’s 1962
It wasn’t easy, but [D. Scott Williamson] succeeded in implementing Jacks or Better Video Poker in 10 lines of BASIC, complete with flashing light and sound! Each round, one places …read more Continue reading Video Poker Takes Your Money in 10 Lines of BASIC
[Thom Cherryhomes] shared with us an incredible resource for anyone curious about the Coleco Adam, one of the big might-have-been home computers of the 80s. There’s a monstrous 4-hour deep …read more Continue reading Absolutely Everything About the Coleco Adam, 8-bit Home Computer
Telephones. We’ve got a few around the place, and some may remember all the weird and wonderful varieties produced over the years. But, vintage phone dealers [Ron and Mary Knappen] …read more Continue reading What Can You Do With Thousands of Vintage Telephones?