The Orange Pi 6 is not here yet. That is the first thing to make clear.…
Month: June 2026
Java-OS4 brings Java 8 to AmigaOS 4 in a surprise boost for PowerPC users
There are software releases that change the wider computer industry, and then there are releases that…
A new USB-C adapter could bring classic Game Boy multiplayer into the online era
The Game Boy never really disappeared. It was pushed into drawers, boxed into collections and replaced…
Someone made Doom run on Sega Genesis, and the hardware is probably crying
Doom has been ported to almost everything, from serious workstations to devices that look as if…
How Nintendo turned the Famicom into a banking, stock trading and betting terminal
Before online gaming became a world of usernames, patches, digital shops and strangers shouting into microphones,…
Intel’s weird i860 RISC chip: how it worked, why it failed, and why it matters
In 1989, Intel did something that still feels slightly odd today. The company most people associated…
The Commodore A590 hard drive: when the Amiga 500 became a serious computer
For many people, the Amiga 500 was a floppy machine. That is not an insult. It…
Retroid Pocket Nova is a pocket-friendly Android gaming handheld built for retro players
The handheld gaming market has not been short of new machines lately. Every few weeks, another…
Acorn A4: the 1992 ARM laptop that was quietly ahead of its time
The Acorn A4 is one of those computers that sounds simple when you describe it quickly,…
OpenTTD 16.0 beta shows why the transport management classic still matters
There is a certain kind of PC game that never really leaves. It may no longer…
Star Wars retrogaming: how Atari, C64, Amiga and PC brought the galaxy home
The story of classic Star Wars games does not begin with high-resolution cockpits, orchestral CD audio…
AmiBlitz 3.13.0b brings smarter memory management to classic Amiga coding
There are software updates that arrive with fireworks, banners and a feature list so loud it…
DekaDuck wants to revive classic action platforming with a robot-armed duck
There is something pleasingly direct about DekaDuck. This is a retro action platformer about a duck…
Sega Mega Jet: the Mega Drive built for Japan Airlines
There are strange consoles, and then there is the Sega Mega Jet. Most gaming hardware wants…
Before the iPad: how Acorn’s NewsPAD imagined the future of tablets
Every so often, the history of computing throws up a machine that looks as if it…
Windows 1.0 and the Golden Vaporware award: Microsoft’s rough start
Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0 in November 1985, but by then the computer industry had already spent…
The Amiga video backup system: when VHS became computer storage
Before backup became a background process with a cheerful little cloud icon, it was work. Real…
When Apple forced GEM to change: the forgotten battle over the PC GUI
In the middle of the 1980s, the personal computer was still learning how to smile. Most…
The forgotten PS1 floppy drive that backed up PlayStation memory cards
The original PlayStation was the console that made CDs feel like the future. It arrived with…
Compaq DOS 3.31: the forgotten DOS release that broke the 32 MB barrier
Some moments in PC history arrived with a loud launch, a glossy box and the promise…
Sega Super Scaler explained: Hang-On, Space Harrier, OutRun and the rise of fake 3D
There was a moment in the arcade before polygons became the new religion, before every developer…
Neo Turbo Challenge brings Lotus-style arcade racing back to Amiga AGA
Every so often, a new Amiga project appears that makes people stop scrolling, lean closer to…
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis launched on June 26, 1992: why it became a 90s classic
On June 26, 1992, Indiana Jones returned. Not in a cinema, not with a new poster…
How the PS2 Emotion Engine powered Sony’s PlayStation 2 revolution
The PlayStation 2 arrived at a time when games were changing fast. The old world of…
Commodore 64 fans get fresh arcade action with infe2tation
The Commodore 64 continues to behave like a machine that never received the memo about being…
Atari Video Music: the 1977 Atari console that turned music into TV visuals
In 1977, Atari released a console that did not play games. That sentence already sounds as…
A modern Amiga revival: the next Amiga must be built for a new generation
The most Apple-like feature of the Mac is not the graphical user interface. It is not…