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A recollection of how Nintendo invaded my small town middle school in 1987
(
nintendo
consoles
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
2 days ago
|
1 comment
Why so many people skipped right over MS-DOS 4 in 1988
(
1980s
msdos
microsoft
ibm
ibmpc
clones
)
(
homeip.net
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
9 days ago
|
1 comment
Excelerator Plus/OC-118/FSD-2: The best third party Commodore disk drive?
(
c64
commodore
floppydisk
floppy
device
)
(
homeip.net
)
4 points
by
dfarquhar
13 days ago
|
discuss
Atari Portfolio: Pioneering palmtop PC from 1989 that made DOS handheld
(
8088
dos
atari
portable
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
10 points
by
dfarquhar
16 days ago
|
4 comments
First CD-ROM drive: Philips CM-100
(
cdrom
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
11 points
by
amoroso
21 days ago
|
discuss
How to use Commodore disk drives
(
commodore
c64
pet
vic20
)
(
homeip.net
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
22 days ago
|
3 comments
HP 95LX, 100LX, and 200LX palmtops: Palm-sized Turbo XT clones
(
80186
msdos
v20
lotus
hp
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
27 days ago
|
2 comments
Interact home computer: A rare 8080-based machine from 1978
(
8080
intel
basic
8bit
70s
tape
tv
keyboard
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
4 points
by
dfarquhar
33 days ago
|
1 comment
486SX vs 486DX: A closer look and rumors examined
(
486
msdos
windows
intel
1990s
pc
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
11 points
by
dfarquhar
35 days ago
|
1 comment
Eagle Computer: How a Ferrari crash undid a PC maker's IPO
(
8086
8088
1980s
clones
msdos
portable
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
5 points
by
dfarquhar
44 days ago
|
discuss
PC mouse connector types overview and illustrations
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
3 points
by
dfarquhar
48 days ago
|
discuss
80s computer brands overview: I hope I didn't leave your favorite out
(
1980s
16bit
8bit
6502
6800
6809
z80
8088
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
9 points
by
dfarquhar
56 days ago
|
4 comments
EMachines: The story of the infamous "never obsolete" PCs
(
clones
x86
win98
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
9 points
by
dfarquhar
58 days ago
|
1 comment
APF Imagination Machine: 6800-based home computer from 1979
(
6800
videogames
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
4 points
by
dfarquhar
63 days ago
|
discuss
Microsoft QuickBasic remembered
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
70 days ago
|
5 comments
How to modify an IBM 5170 PC/AT to not need a CMOS battery
(
80286
ibm
msdos
hardware
basic
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
71 days ago
|
discuss
Why we like retro
(
nostalgia
games
8bit
console
history
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
nickt
77 days ago
|
5 comments
SvarDOS: FreeDOS optimized for 8088 systems
(
5150
5160
8086
8088
dos
freedos
xt
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
78 days ago
|
3 comments
Scratchy: The story of the indestructible Micron Trek 2 laptop
(
1990s
laptop
windows
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
5 points
by
dfarquhar
85 days ago
|
2 comments
Atari 800 (or 400) vs Commodore 64
(
6502
atari
commodore
8bit
80s
homecomputer
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
102 days ago
|
7 comments
DEC Rainbow 100: MS-DOS and x86, not fully IBM compatible
(
8088
pc
cpu
dec
cpm
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
119 days ago
|
discuss
The best type-in I ever typed in: Crossroads, for Commodore 64
(
c64
magazine
game
6502
assembly
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
126 days ago
|
4 comments
How Tandy bet big on Windows in 1984 and lost
(
16bit
tandy
windows
gui
80186
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
148 days ago
|
2 comments
The 80186: Intel's most misunderstood CPU
(
80186
cpu
msdos
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
13 points
by
dfarquhar
149 days ago
|
3 comments
What happened to Adaptec? I found out.
(
scsi
history
harddisk
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
12 points
by
dfarquhar
152 days ago
|
2 comments
Configuring mystery jumperless NE2000 network cards
(
dos
networking
)
(
homeip.net
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
155 days ago
|
1 comment
How to fix 3.5" floppy drives
(
floppy
hardware
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
181 days ago
|
1 comment
Why Intel allowed exact copies of its 8088 CPUs
(
8088
clones
pc
cpu
ibm
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
191 days ago
|
discuss
DOS boot menu explained, with example
(
msdos
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
201 days ago
|
1 comment
IBM 5170 TEMPEST variant
(
ibm
pc
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
2 points
by
jgrahamc
212 days ago
|
discuss