For the past few years, Chinese retro PC maker 8086YES! has been building and selling odd little computers that pack decades-old processors and other classic components into modern bodies designed for ...

There’s something quite satisfying about building your own computer. Nowadays, constructing your own desktop PC is relatively easy, so if you really want to get your hands dirty, you have to take a ...

What if the past wasn’t just something to remember, but something you could actively shape? That’s exactly what’s happening with the bold acquisition of Commodore Corporation, a name synonymous with ...

If you’re still using a computer you bought during the Clinton administration, interesting news: Crystal Dew World, developers of apps like CrystalDiskInfo and CrystalDiskMark, have released an update ...

It's always fun to take a walk down memory lane, especially the gold age in the advent of Personal Computing technologies. Some of the best ways to revisit this era are through print magazine ads that ...

Big Blue puts a new twist on an older technology. But will it steal thunder from the computing giant's other big machines? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors ...

Retro Games Ltd (RGL), the company behind THESPECTRUM and THEA500 Mini, has started accepting pre-orders for its full-size Amiga 1200 replica, THEA1200.… It's not quite as snazzy as Valve's upcoming ...

David Murray, known as “the 8-Bit Guy” on his popular YouTube channel where he restores and explores retro technology, usually makes lighthearted, non-controversial videos about things like old-school ...

One of the biggest stories in the world of retro recently has been the surprise resurrection of the company Commodore. For those too young to remember (or possibly too old and whose memory is failing) ...

If you’ve never seen an IBM AS/400 machine, don’t feel bad. Most people haven’t. Introduced in 1988 as a mid-range server line, it used a unique object-based operating system and was geared ...