The early days of home computing were an exciting and unpredictable time. Different manufacturers were competing at different price points, with varied form factors, each with their own idea of what a ...

If you’re on the US East Coast, you should head on over to Wall, NJ and check out the Vintage Computer Festival East. After all, [Brian Kernighan] is going to be there. Yes, that [Brian Kernighan].

In a world where millions of people carry a 1990s-grade supercomputer in their pockets, it’s fun to revisit tech from a time when a 1 megahertz machine on a desktop represented a significant leap ...

The Book 8088 was a neat experiment, but as a clone of the original IBM PC, it was pretty limited in what it could do. Early MS-DOS apps and games worked fine, and the very first Windows versions ran… ...

A couple of unusual computers showed up on AliExpress last month: the Book 8088 is a mini-laptop with an Intel 8088 chip and support for MS-DOS and early versions of Windows, while the Hand 386 is a ...

The Verge video crew took a weekend trip to get some hands-on experience with as many vintage computers as possible. The Verge video crew took a weekend trip to get some hands-on experience with as ...

Folks who like the take the old Amiga out for the occasional Sunday drive usually do it because they have wistful memories of the simpler times. Back when you could edit documents or view spreadsheets ...

Photo: Drew Dalzell Cutting-edge computer setups are cool. Vintage computer museums are also cool. But do you know what’s super-cool? Both. Together. Los Angeles-based sound designer Drew Dalzell sent ...