Retro Computing!

A big part of my early life was working on 8-bit and 16-bit computers in the late 70s and 80s, and as I got older I ended up working on more and more plain vanilla x86 type computers.  Even though I have to work on newer computers sometimes, I keep history alive with my collection of retro computers, most of which work even today.  (Note:  I am creating and editing this article on my retro-fitted TRS-80 Model 4 right now!)

This section of the site is dedicated to those with a similar interest in historically significant computers of the past.   I hope you find something of interest and share your comments and thoughts, would love to see and hear about other retro enthusiasts collections, interests and past computers.

Recent Retro Technology Activity

Ready Player One – a Fantastic Storyline for Retro Fans

The 80s are about to be back in style If you haven’t already read the book Ready Player One (or listened to it read on audio book by Wil Wheaton of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”) then I have just the treat for you.  This book has it all, great characters, fantastic storyline and so much […]

Connecting the classic ColecoVision game system a modern HD TV

If you know anything about classic game systems from the 80s you know that the Atari 2600 broke us all out of basic “Pong” and stormed the market creating a vibrant home game market.  But, while it wasn’t one of the first, when the ColecoVision hit the market it set the bar with quality of […]

Completing my dream TRS-80 PC

With the core components of my TRS-80 Model 4 PC working and looking good, the next step was to get my case bezel ready to accept the different shaped 12″ LCD display to replace the previous 30 year old 12″ square CRT. First step was to take some measurements using some marked cardboard pieces to […]

Heart transplant for my TRS-80 PC

With the keyboard re-assembled I needed to figure out if all of the keys were working.  To test this I plugged the keyboard back into the base unit and main motherboard and fired it up.  Lucky for me, all was working again.  So to test all the keys I wrote short program to show the […]

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