When thinking of retrocomputing, many of us will imagine machines such as the Commodore 64 or Apple II. These computers were very popular and have plenty of parts and documentation available. Fewer ...

Retro electronics are no longer just display pieces on your shelf, they are quietly reshaping how you shop, listen, play and even think about computing and AI. From cassette tape players to Commodore ...

Debugging computers in the 1950s sounds like it wasn’t an easy task. That’s one of the interesting facts from this fascinating talk by [Guy Fedorkow] about the Whirlwind, one of the first digital ...

Unexpected connections, powerful precedents, and big questions: the work of Michael Sean Mahoney on the history of computing / Thomas Haigh -- Shaping the history of computers. The history of ...

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