A single, simple USB-enabled 8‑bit microcontroller from Microchip’s PIC18 family was used as the brain behind the project. As ...

For the past few years, Chinese retro PC maker 8086YES! has been building and selling odd little computers that pack decades-old processors and other classic components into modern bodies designed for ...

The handheld computing market might seem dominated by smartphones today, but before their mass adoption there were other offerings for those who needed some computing power on-the-go. If a 90s laptop ...

Innovation keeps racing forward, yet a growing number of people are deliberately stepping back—especially as a constant onslaught of unwanted AI from every angle is being used as a corporate excuse to ...

UW-Milwaukee's Retrolab lets students experience vintage computing technology firsthand, preserving digital history from the ...

Old computers — everyone has one (or at least parts of one) collecting dust in the attic somewhere. Depending on when you bought it, it might have been obsolete within a year, or, if you were a very ...

In the past we’ve talked about one of the major downsides of working with vintage computer hardware, which of course is the fact you’re working with vintage computer hardware. The reality is that ...

Imagine a room filled with retro machines, humming with new life as their proud owners show them off. This isn't a scene from a classic car show. Instead, these hobbyists fix up old computers and ...

What if you could hold a piece of computing history in your hands—only this time, it’s smarter, sturdier, and ready for the modern age? The ZX81, a innovative device that introduced countless people ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There were dozens of old computers at the Quelab Maker Space, both Apple and PC’s and these machines really paint the picture of how much technology has advanced. But, these ...

Containing 120 retro computers and consoles, and over 500 tech exhibits in total, the privately owned collection now only exists in memories online. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...