Remember back in the ’80s when you’d be playing Turtle in computer science class and then go watch some movie where computers seemed like these magical entities that could do virtually anything you ...
For over half a century, if you wanted to buy electronics parts and gadgets in the United States, one retail chain loomed large above all others: RadioShack. Its combination of distinctive, often ...
On Thursday, April 4th, 1985, a blast of dystopian satire hit the UK airwaves. Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future was a snarky take on media and corporate greed, told through the eyes of ...
As memorable friendship lines go, “Reverse-engineer an IBM PC with me!” is not exactly something from “Casablanca.” But Lee Pace (“Pushing Daisies”) ably sells the pitch as Joe MacMillan, a rogue ...
One of [aepharta]’s ‘before I die’ projects is a homebrew computer. Not just any computer, mind you, but a fabulous Z80 machine, complete with video out. HDMI and DisplayPort would require far too ...