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03  mai     17h09
Benj Writes Tech History at Ars Technica
Benj Edwards    In August , I joined up with Ars Technica as their AI and Machine Learning Reporter. Of course, even while documenting one of the wildest cutting edge stories in tech at the moment, my heart never strays far from the subject of this site: vintage technology and the history behind it. In between...
29  novembre     18h48
VC&G Anthology ] The Making of Pong (2012)
Benj Edwards    Atari founders circa from left to right :Ted Dabney, Nolan Bushnell, Larry Emmons, and Allan Alcorn Atari Pong turns years old today, and I thought it might be fun to revisit an article I wrote about the game’s creation for Edge Magazine Issue back in . Since the web version...
17  décembre     19h07
Reverse Engineering Prodigy, Part 2
Phillip Heller    Phillip Heller is a member of the Prodigy Preservation Project. Here, he writes about his progress since Part in January. Benj Reverse engineering Prodigy is not without challenges. Though the patent describes the communications protocol and the TBOL language well, it lacks detail of the...
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Retro Scan ] The Tandy Sensation
Benj Edwards    Now computing can be fun and easy for the entire family. The Tandy Sensation was an early attempt at a specialized Multimedia PC. In this case, Tandy came up with a MHz SX computer with a MB hard drive, built in CD ROM drive, stereo sound card, a voice fax modem, SVGA color graphics, and...
16  septembre     19h20
Clive Sinclair (1940-2021)
Benj Edwards    In Memoriam: Clive Marles Sinclair British inventor, Founder of Sinclair Research, Creator of Sinclair computers See Also: RSOTW: Where’s the Bits RSOTW: Memotech ZX Modules
27  juillet     15h33
HP 95LX Games From CompuServe in the 1990s
Benj Edwards    In the mid s, my dad gave me a Hewlett Packard HP LX he bought from a friend and never used. The HP LX is a really cool handheld PC that runs DOS from ROM. While looking for LX software around according to the file dates, although it’s very possible I grabbed them earlier , ...
22  juillet     15h13
Wowzers 46 More How-To Geek History Articles
Benj Edwards    I joined How To Geek in February , and I’ve been regularly writing tech history related features in addition to my usual how to pieces. At the moment, they’re usually published every Monday or on special anniversaries. Since my first post and second post detailing my history related How To Geek...
10  février     22h08
Retro Scan ] The 1989 Game Boy Box
Benj Edwards    Now you’re playing with glowing robot hands Brother and sister are finally getting along with Multiple Player Action. A friend recently noticed I haven’t posted a new Retro Scan since by the way wasn’t hell, so I thought I’d dig through the archives and look for something fun. My...
15  janvier     15h52
Reverse Engineering Prodigy, Part 1
Phillip Heller    Please welcome Phillip Heller, VC G’s newest contributor, who is a member of the Prodigy Preservation Project. Phillip will post more updates on his progress here in the future. Benj Beginning in the mid s, there were a number of online walled gardens . Among them were CompuServe, Genie,...
02  novembre     18h19
Vintage Computing and Gaming Turns 15
Benj Edwards    Greetings, fellow retro tech fans. years ago today, I launched Vintage Computing and Gaming. The origins of the site have been well covered elsewhere, so I’ll spare you the rehash. While I haven’t updated the site all that much over the past five years since our big th anniversary celebration...