Long-time company archivist Amy Stevenson takes us behind the scenes of the Microsoft Archives, a collection of artifacts that preserve our history and embody our culture. There, you’ll find decades worth of Microsoft software, advertisements, documentation, memorabilia – and skulls? You’ll just have to watch to understand.
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Strange – this doesn’t seem to be clearing my nose
Here is a comic strip from “Computer Answers”, July 1983. Someone is confused between a Commodore VIC 20 and Vicks Sinex!
Q&A : The $35 question
I heard that the Commodore 64 costs $35 less to make than the VIC 20. So why does the Commodore 64 cost £130 more then
Retro Video Game Night – 25 October 2013, Cambridge
An evening of retro gaming at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge. 7pm till late. £6 on the door, £5 in advance. Bring your
Your favorite “bundled” game?
When you bought a computer or games console back in the day, they often came bundled with free software. These were mainly budget titles from small software houses.
Street Fighter Parody – Cat Fighter
Meowdouken! Watch kittens battle it out Street Fighter II style!
Multitech MPF-1 Plus (MPF-1P)
This is probably the first time this MPF-1P has been turned on for years! Many thanks to my Dad for passing it onto me. Info
BeebSID – C64 SID chip for the BBC Micro in “The Internet” case
The BeebSID allows you to attach a Commodore SID audio chip to a Acorn BBC computer. The case was inspired by the Internet box used
The upcoming book, CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer, is now available for pre-order!
A new book about the Tandy / Radio Shack CoCo computer is ready for pre-order! I’m happy to officially announce that my next book, CoCo: The
GTA 5 on SNES! (16-bit Trailer)
GTA 5 16-bit Retro Super Nintendo Trailer!
Imagine playing Grand Theft Auto 5 on the Super Nintendo. Check out this remake of the original GTA 5 announcement trailer in retro form!