Tag: retro
Refurb weekend: Canon Cat
Enviado por FabioMany people take a casual glance at this machine and say, \"Isn\'t that an overgrown word processor?\" And one could certainly think so, in part because of its keyboard-centric operation, but mostly... 29/05/24 | hace 368 días | oldvcr.blogspot.com
Windows XP can run on an Intel CPU from 1989 thanks to dedicated modder
Enviado por FabioFor those of us who came of age in the early days of personal computing, the names \"Intel 486\" and \"Windows XP\" evoke a nostalgic whirlwind of memories. The 486 was the hot new CPU of the early... 22/05/24 | hace 375 días | www.techspot.com
Obsolete, but not gone: The people who won\'t give up floppy disks
Enviado por FabioThey may have barely enough capacity to store a modern smart phone picture, but some people still love using this technology from the 1980s. 13/05/24 | hace 384 días | www.bbc.com
1950s Sci-Fi Style Computers, Powered by a Z80, Built in Holland
Enviado por FabioBetween 1980 and 1983, a little company in The Netherlands built the “Holborn” series of computers… which can best be described as “1950s sci-fi… powered by a Z80”. 10/05/24 | hace 388 días | lunduke.locals.com
With PowerPC, Windows CE and the WiiN-PAD slate, everyone\'s a WiiN-er (except Data General)
Enviado por FabioTelemedicine (and mobile health generally) accumulated a hunk of public mindshare during the pandemic emergency, but speaking as someone with a day job in public health for almost two decades, it\'s... 07/05/24 | hace 391 días | oldvcr.blogspot.com
Palm OS and the devices that ran it: An Ars retrospective
Enviado por FabioBefore smartphones, we had PDAs in our pockets. Palm did them best. 25/04/24 | hace 403 días | arstechnica.com
El adiós al Z80 - Cesa su fabricación luego de 48 años - Tecnogeek
Enviado por Fabio¿Sabías que todavía se fabricaba el procesador Zilog Z80? Por lejos un icónico junto al MOS 6502, el Z80 es parte de la columna vertebral de los inicios de la 24/04/24 | hace 404 días | www.tecnogeek.com
The Rise and Fall of Silicon Graphics
Enviado por Fabioor How a Rebellious Youth Briefly Conquered the World 08/04/24 | hace 419 días | www.abortretry.fail
La explosiva historia tras las aventuras gráficas eróticas de Leisure Suit Larry
Enviado por FabioRecuerdo aquella tarde con mi vecino. Ya os he hablado en alguna ocasión de él. Era algo así como mi camello de la industria del entretenimiento digital. Tenía Internet, a decir verdad, era la... 04/04/24 | hace 424 días | www.generacionbeta.es
Running CP/M on the C128
Enviado por FabioThe CP/M, short for Control Program/Monitor, was one of the first operating systems of the personal computer revolution. It was launched in 1974, and it celebrates 50 years this year. It was ported... 08/03/24 | hace 451 días | celso.io
El último Blockbuster abierto
Enviado por FabioHola, me llamo Javier y soy el orgulloso dueño de la última franquicia de Blockbuster que permanece abierta en España. Resistimos y estoy seguro de que 22/02/24 | hace 466 días | www.lagalerna.com
Fans preserve and emulate Sega’s extremely rare ‘80s “AI computer”
Enviado por FabioProlog-based Japanese education hardware sported an early touch-panel, speech synthesizer. 03/02/24 | hace 485 días | arstechnica.com