Category Archives: Multi-Platform

On Monday, August 22nd, the British publishing house Live Publishing went into administration, leaving the future of the excellent Retro Gamer magazine, as well as its other publications including the also retro-geared PC Action Emulate!, in much doubt. First published … Continue reading →

The New Scientist is running a rather interesting story, “Taking a trip down memory-chip lane,” which is linked through a Slashdot story that is full of great user commentary. The article looks at the recent surge in retro computing interest, … Continue reading →

I am pretty much always in the middle of setting up or modifying or reconfiguring one of my old school systems. Invariably when I start overlapping such projects, chaos ensues. I really need to straighten up my workspace. I have … Continue reading →

It definitely seems that the number of vintage / retro computing fans out there is increasing. I suppose kids that were lusting after the latest and greatest hardware back in the days of the Apple II, Commodore 64, and Atari … Continue reading →

I recall rather vividly the moment that I was first made aware of its existence. A co-workers sent me alink to a pre-publication review of it from The Register one morning a couple of months ago. What item of mystery … Continue reading →

My wife and I recently carried out one of our standard Friday evening out scenarios: dinner at Big Bowl in Clarendon, VA (right across from the Apple Store) followed by a visit to the adjoining Barnes & Noble bookstore. This … Continue reading →

An interesting article appeard on Slashdot the other day. A user grabbed some of his own vintage goodness and placed it online for all to enjoy…. “I just fired up my scanner and uploaded the 35-page 1981 (+/- 1 year) … Continue reading →

I spent a good chunk of my time as a teen playing Ultima IV, a role playing game written by Richard Garriot (aka “Lord British”) at Origin Systems. There were many chapters in the Ultima series, but Ultima IV is … Continue reading →