There are many different options for a modern storage for the Apple II and it is always hard to make an informed decision about what is the best option that fits your budget. Old Tech | New Tech Magazine has published the first of a series of articles planned about the solid state options for the Apple II. The article reports…
VICE.COM has published an excerpt from the book Electronic Dreams – How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer by Tom Lean. The book was recently published by Bloomsbury Publishing and tells the story of how computers invaded British homes for the first time turning it into a user-friendly domestic technology. It also covers the other side of the history with the…
Sometimes it is hard to come up with a good headline, therefore, some sensationalism had to be used to catch your interest! It was for a good cause if you are interested in retro computer history. The website Big Book of Amiga Hardware has added several pictures and a lot of information of the less-known Amiga of all times, the A2200. It…
This post is for those that like to get their hands dirty, opening the C64 and replacing dying parts. Sometimes the hardest part is to find and match modern components to the ones used to build a Commodore 64 back in the 80s. An article on Technologically Induced Coma blog has listed all the parts of a Rev C board and…
Backing a Kickstarter usually comes with a certain degree of risk, since the project can fail and be gone with you money. This is not the case here! Commodore 64: a visual Compendium Second Edition by Sam Dyer from Bitmap Books. He has proven he is capable of delivering a high-quality product, sometimes surpassing any expectation and with this campaign, that already…
Retro computer’s floppy drives are a species facing extinction. With all moving parts and sensible mechanism, it is hard to keep them working properly. For those who have an extensive collection of floppy disks, the options are to copy them to any modern mass storage solution or to pray for their floppy drives not to die… MSX owners have an…
Bobby Bearing is an isometric 3D arcade adventure developed by Robert Figgins and Trevor Figgins released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. “The player controls Bobby Bearing in his search for his four lost brothers and their cousin. He must avoid the evil Bearings, find his missing and unconscious relatives, and roll them out of…
Obligement Amiga website has published an extensive interview with Christoph Gutjahr, one of the guys behind Aminet and Amiga-News.de, two of the most important websites about the Amiga. The interview is fascinating, showing the site’s importance, the work needed to keep them running and other interesting information. I found the interview even more interesting due to the fact I face a lot of the…
With all the buzz about Windows 10, its awesomeness and its problems you may be thinking to change to another OS. To help you with that task comes the Internet Archive! Today the non-profit organization has released almost a thousand Windows 3.1 programs that can run directly on your browser. The new collection includes games, utilities and business software – the jewel of the…
Jordan Mechner’s first game for the Apple II, Karateka was a huge success that paves the developer path to a successful career that includes the Prince of Persia franchise. After released for the Apple II, Kareteka was ported to many platforms including Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit and ST and many others. But never for the Amiga. After almost…
