On the podcast, and I were talking about the new generation of smartphones which are, at least in terms of...
computers
Although the Apple II range of computers were based around the 6502 processor, they could still run x86 software using...
There was an ideal of convergence, a long time ago, when one device would be all you need, digitally speaking....
With the RAM and storage crisis hitting personal computing very hard – along with new software increasingly suffering the effects...
If you follow electronics history, few names were as ubiquitous as RCA, the Radio Corporation of America. Yet in modern...
Release Date: December 6, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition...
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please...
Release Date: December 6, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition...
Those of us ancient enough to remember the time, or even having grown up during the heyday of the 8-bit...
The older Raspberry Pi boards have had a long life, serving faithfully since 2012. Frankly, their continued support is a...
There are few computing collapses more spectacular than the downfall of Commodore, but its rise as a home computer powerhouse...
This month marks the 50th anniversary of one of the giants of the technology magazine world: BYTE, The Small Systems...
When you first get your hands on an old piece of equipment, regardless of whether it’s an old PC or...
Radio Shack, despite being gone for a number of years, is still in our cultural consciousness. But Tandy, the company...
In the 1980s, there was a truly staggering amount of choice for a consumer looking to purchase a home computer....
The 1970s saw a veritable goldrush to corner the home computer market, with Tandy’s Z80-powered TRS-80 probably one of the...
Somewhere between the period of 1999 and 2007 a plague swept through the world, devastating lives and businesses. Identified by...
In an ideal world, devoid of pesky details like contact resistance and manufacturing imperfections, you would be able to double...
It’s with sadness that we note the passing of Thomas E. Kurtz, on November 12th. He was co-inventor of the...
has started a new video series to show his latest recreation of a Commodore VIC-20. The core of the machine...
After previously working out a suitable approach to create a period-correct paper tape reader for his tube-based, MC14500B processor-inspired computer,...
The x86 CPU landscape of the 1980s and 1990s was competitive in a way that probably seems rather alien to...
Some old computer languages are destined to never die. They do, however, evolve. For example, Fortran, among the oldest of...
At one point, the Motorola 6809 seemed like a great CPU. At the time it was a modern 8-bit CPU...
Release Date: March 23, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...
