I've got a shelf full of computer history books, many of which I love and have reread several times. But I wanted to write one that focused on the first real computer I grew up with, the one that ...

The 8-Bit Guy] tells us how 8-bit Atari computers work. The first Atari came out in 1977, it was originally called the Atari ...

Some Computerworld bloggers have been telling tales of their first computers. I figured I’d throw mine into the pool here… The year was 1984, I was 11 years old and baseball cards were rapidly fading ...

Building a retro computer, or even restoring one, is a great way to understand a lot of the fundamentals of computing. That can take a long time and a lot of energy, though. Luckily, there is a ...

Atari 400/800 -- Using your Atari computer -- Atari learns to let go -- Tramiel trauma -- Sunset in Sunnyvale -- Golden age gaming -- Emulation -- Collecting -- Mods -- Community --Atari forever ...

Christmas is steeped with nostalgia. There's something about the ritual family traditions that brings out a rosy-eyed look toward the past; perhaps a past filled with wonderful home computers with ...

I have fond memories of my Atari 800XL I got for Christmas around 1984(?). It was my first ever computer and I fell in love with them. I programmed my own games by middle school (thank you Dr. C.