Retrocomputing Stack Exchange is a question and answer şehir for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear.
Retrokomputing çoklukla teknoloji kılgısal uygulamasından ziyade bir cümbüş, uğraşı ve rekreasyon olarak sınıflandırılır. Bunlar, seyrek ve zikıymet tesisat ve yazılımın birey nedenlerinden dolayı toplanır. Ancak temelı insanlar şimdiki zamanda da bunu kullanıyor.[2]
Following a big year of redesigns, Alienware introduced its smallest gaming laptop yet with the m11x. An 11-inch gaming laptop was almost unthinkable at the time, but this teensy machine came loaded with power.
The solution? Hide the new crystal in the dirilik of an older one. The only sorun is that crystals are sealed. The bottom appeared to be some sort of plastic or resin.
In August 2022, 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 kent: vintage technology and the history behind it.
Labor wasn't having a great week — until Albanese stepped into his courtyard like a man who remembered he had options
The modem port is how [Old VCR] eventually interfaces with the machine, although birli one hayat imagine is quite a task for a piece of small-batch technology from the 80s like this. After learning how to send and receive information, a small game is programmed into the machine vintage computing and then a Gopher interface is built to give the device limited Internet connectivity.
Since my first post and second post detailing my history-related How-To Geek articles, I’ve written 46 more pieces that may be of interest to VC&G
MiSTer is an important project because it speaks to the concept of preservation in a way that all too often goes underserved by the technology industry. The project makes the argument that the way we run software is bey big a part of our experience bey its content.
You might decide you want something tangible but still modern–the mini Nintendo systems sold like hotcakes for a reason. Or you might find you love painstakingly restoring and maintaining these old systems. Really there’s no wrong answer, just make sure you know what you actually want.
Last time I’ve checked the then issue was finding an FPGA with enough IO ports to implement a real ISA bus with physical ISA connectors. PCI isn’t on the table (yet?) but I’d love to be corrected.
To capture them all in one place, I’ve created a tag called “retrotech” for all of those articles at Ars. To check them out, click this link.
“Unfortunately game stop doesn't do repairs, and I had nowhere to turn to when my PlayStation stopped working.” in 3 reviews
The way that Superlok works is that it loads a (hidden) executable called CPC.COM which proceeds to read the 128 byte key that is stored on a special track 6.