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Retro style nixie-tube clock powered by a 6502 microprocessor
Combining the orange glow of nixie tubes with an old-style microprocessor leads to this neat clock. The 6502 stands tall in many a nerd's memory. It powered the venerable Commodore 64, the Apple II,...
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Professionally built computerized coffee table
If you've fought the battle with your significant other over having a computer in the living room, this might be your answer. Built into a nice-looking coffee table, this computer lets you play MAME,...
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Build your own classic computer
These kits will let you build a replica Apple 1, ELF2K, and micro-Kim and re-live the glory days when computers weren't just something you bought off a shelf. If you're nostalgic about very early era...
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Old school relay computer #2
There's something strangely fascinating with watching the videos of this home designed relay-based computer operate. I featured a relay-based home-built computer some time early in the life of this...
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Very rare: Atari Music Video system on Ebay
I'm a pretty big Atari fan and I've never heard of the Atari Music System and chances are that you haven't either. Read on... Nearly everyone remembers at least one of the Atari game consoles. For me,...
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Good example of creativity at Microsoft
If you've ever wondered why nobody looks to Microsoft for creativity or "cool" this video will explain why. It's no secret that Microsoft isn't "cool" especially when compared to certain other...
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Build your own FPGA based Amiga 500 clone
The Amiga 500 was one of the very popular "non-IBM" choices back in the day thanks to its great selection of games powered by then-cutting-edge graphics chips and incredible stereo sound processors....
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Retro 8 bit BASIC computer is a blast from the past
Get in the computer time machine and travel back to the days of a simple computer that's programmed in BASIC and boots in under 1 second. Or, you can buy the Retro Computer System. Many readers of...
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Digital Apollo – the story of the first computers in space
Digital Apollo book covers the computer technology of the Apollo space missions Have you ever thought about how amazing it was when the Apollo space missions actually took someone to the moon...
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FPGA board emulates classic platforms
FPGA Replay board uses an FPGA to play classic arcade games This cool projects aims to take the various FPGA-based arcade platforms and run them on a common piece of hardware, thus letting you play...
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