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The biggest CRT display ever made: Sony's PVM-4300
(
crt
sony
trinitron
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
10 points
by
dfarquhar
423 days ago
|
5 comments
Apple II launched on this day, June 10, 1977
(
appleii
apple
6502
1970s
)
(
homeip.net
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
432 days ago
|
6 comments
UMC made the fastest, most efficient, and best 486. Why was it illegal?
(
486
umc
intel
1990s
)
(
homeip.net
)
16 points
by
dfarquhar
437 days ago
|
discuss
Why a SID chip can go bad just sitting on a shelf
(
c64
c128
commodore
sid
)
(
homeip.net
)
11 points
by
dfarquhar
441 days ago
|
discuss
How bad timing doomed the Vectrex and 124-year-old Milton Bradley
(
game
console
vectrex
cartridge
vector
crt
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
453 days ago
|
discuss
How many IBM PCs sold in the 1980s and why the disparity
(
1980s
ibmpc
msdos
pc
5150
5160
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
11 points
by
dfarquhar
460 days ago
|
4 comments
Fast Hack'em: Popular C64 disk copier/nibbler and what its creators did next
(
c64
c128
copy
copyright
diskcopy
nibbler
protection
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
464 days ago
|
discuss
A recollection of how Nintendo invaded my small town middle school in 1987
(
console
nintendo
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
467 days ago
|
1 comment
Why so many people skipped right over MS-DOS 4 in 1988
(
clone
1980s
msdos
microsoft
ibm
ibmpc
)
(
homeip.net
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
474 days ago
|
1 comment
Excelerator Plus/OC-118/FSD-2: The best third party Commodore disk drive?
(
floppy
c64
commodore
device
)
(
homeip.net
)
4 points
by
dfarquhar
478 days ago
|
discuss
Atari Portfolio: Pioneering palmtop PC from 1989 that made DOS handheld
(
msdos
8088
atari
portable
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
10 points
by
dfarquhar
481 days ago
|
4 comments
First CD-ROM drive: Philips CM-100
(
cdrom
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
11 points
by
amoroso
486 days ago
|
discuss
How to use Commodore disk drives
(
commodore
c64
pet
vic20
)
(
homeip.net
)
7 points
by
dfarquhar
487 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
491 days ago
|
2 comments
Interact home computer: A rare 8080-based machine from 1978
(
1970s
8080
intel
basic
8bit
tape
tv
keyboard
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
4 points
by
dfarquhar
497 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
500 days ago
|
1 comment
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
509 days ago
|
discuss
PC mouse connector types overview and illustrations
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
3 points
by
dfarquhar
512 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
521 days ago
|
4 comments
EMachines: The story of the infamous "never obsolete" PCs
(
clone
x86
win98
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
9 points
by
dfarquhar
523 days ago
|
1 comment
APF Imagination Machine: 6800-based home computer from 1979
(
game
6800
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
4 points
by
dfarquhar
528 days ago
|
discuss
Microsoft QuickBasic remembered
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
535 days ago
|
5 comments
How to modify an IBM 5170 PC/AT to not need a CMOS battery
(
286
ibm
msdos
hardware
basic
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
536 days ago
|
discuss
Why we like retro
(
historical
game
nostalgia
8bit
console
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
7 points
by
nickt
542 days ago
|
5 comments
SvarDOS: FreeDOS optimized for 8088 systems
(
msdos
5150
5160
8086
8088
freedos
xt
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
8 points
by
dfarquhar
543 days ago
|
3 comments
Scratchy: The story of the indestructible Micron Trek 2 laptop
(
1990s
laptop
windows
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
5 points
by
dfarquhar
550 days ago
|
2 comments
Atari 800 (or 400) vs Commodore 64
(
1980s
6502
atari
commodore
8bit
homecomputer
)
(
homeip.net
|
ia
)
6 points
by
dfarquhar
566 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
583 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
590 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
612 days ago
|
2 comments
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