Two Stop Bits | Stories tagged "1980s"

How many IBM PCs sold in the 1980s and why the disparity (1980s ibmpc msdos pc 5150 5160) (homeip.net | ia)
12 points by dfarquhar 490 days ago | 4 comments
COMPOSING MUSIC IN 1986: Atari 130XE, MIDIMATE interface, and MIDITRACK III (1980s music composition midi sequencing atari) (youtu.be)
3 points by bmonkey325 491 days ago | discuss
When did video games appear in pubs – and where did they go? (historical 1980s 1970s arcade pubs) (boakandbailey.com)
5 points by ghostdancer 503 days ago | discuss
Why so many people skipped right over MS-DOS 4 in 1988 (clone 1980s msdos microsoft ibm ibmpc) (homeip.net)
8 points by dfarquhar 504 days ago | 1 comment
Adventure International (text adventures scott adams adventureland bankrupt 1980s innovation) (liu.se | ia)
3 points by bmonkey325 514 days ago | discuss
A curious phenomenon called Etak (gps mapping 1980s cassette) (maphappenings.com | ia)
4 points by classichasclass 518 days ago | 1 comment
Life Before Demos — or, Hobbyist Programming in the 1980s (1996) (demoscene ibmpc 1980s) (oldskool.org | ia)
5 points by Lammy 519 days ago | discuss
psychedelia syndrome: the pixels and code of Jeff Minter's 'Psychedelia' (assembly 6502 1980s c64 gamedesign llamasoft) (psychedeliasyndro.me | ia)
5 points by mwenge 521 days ago | 1 comment
PINNACLE A modern tribute to the 1986 classic, The Sentinel. (game 1980s 8bit tribute) (viperfish.com.au | ia)
6 points by nickt 538 days ago | 7 comments
Eagle Computer: How a Ferrari crash undid a PC maker's IPO (clone 8086 8088 1980s msdos portable) (homeip.net | ia)
5 points by dfarquhar 539 days ago | discuss
The Mark Williams Company And the COHERENT operating system (1980s historical markwilliams unix) (abortretry.fail | ia)
8 points by bmonkey325 550 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 551 days ago | 4 comments
Podcast: Advent of computing. A look at the history of computing. (1990s 1980s 1970s historical podcast 60s) (apple.com | ia)
4 points by zxm 564 days ago | 3 comments
Platform Death Match (1980s 1990s apple atari commodore ibm) (roughlydrafted.com | ia)
5 points by ilaro 568 days ago | discuss
A podcast about home computers of the late 70's through the 80's. (1980s 1970s podcast 8bit 16bit) (libsyn.com | ia)
5 points by zxm 568 days ago | 1 comment
Gnome's Computers (1980s 1970s historical 60s ferranti elliott bcl commodore) (davidviner.com | ia)
3 points by viler 571 days ago | discuss
Apple prototypes of the 80's unveiled (apple prototypes design 1980s macbook tablet phone whatif) (slashgear.com | ia)
5 points by bmonkey325 588 days ago | 2 comments
Out of the inner circle : a hacker's guide to computer security (1980s gates hackers landreth mci fbi cybersecurity) (archive.org)
2 points by bmonkey325 592 days ago | discuss
Atari 800 (or 400) vs Commodore 64 (1980s 6502 atari commodore 8bit homecomputer) (homeip.net | ia)
6 points by dfarquhar 597 days ago | 7 comments
Me & My TRS-80: Kids And Their Computers in the 1980s (1980s homecomputer photos) (flashbak.com | ia)
7 points by nickt 598 days ago | 1 comment
7 Robots Every Geeky 80s Kid Wanted (1980s personal robot survey nostalgia limitations) (pcmag.com | ia)
2 points by bmonkey325 604 days ago | discuss
Nibbler: The Billion Point Arcade Game (game arcade nibbler highscore 1980s challenge entertainment) (arcadeblogger.com | ia)
2 points by bmonkey325 607 days ago | discuss
Odin Computer Graphics Part One : 1985 (spectrum game gamedev 1980s development sinclair) (stevewetherill.com)
3 points by nickt 613 days ago | discuss
The Jupiter Ace Archive site (jupiter ace cantab micro 1980s 8bit archive) (jupiter-ace.co.uk | ia)
8 points by nickt 616 days ago | 3 comments
GOOD COMPUTER: a modern 80's-style computer (1980s modern atmega 8bit basic) (despairlabs.com | ia)
4 points by nickt 629 days ago | 1 comment
Atari: The Golden Years -- A History, 1978-1981 (1980s 1970s historical atari goldenage) (gamedeveloper.com | ia)
7 points by bmonkey325 650 days ago | discuss