The Classic Repair Toolbox (CRT) project continues to grow as a useful tool for people who…
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The history of 90s graphics cards: Voodoo, RIVA, and the first GPUs
The 90s were an exciting and transformative period for computer graphics. During this decade, personal computers…
ArcaOS update in 2026: the surprising return of IBM’s OS/2 operating system
In the fast-moving world of technology, most software doesn’t last very long. New tools and operating…
PocketDoom brings native Doom gameplay to Analogue Pocket with 60 FPS
More than 30 years after its original release, Doom continues to appear on new and…
What happened to OS/2 Warp? The rise and fall of IBM’s forgotten operating system
In quiet corners of the modern world—inside bank machines, airport kiosks, and industrial control systems—an operating…
The browser that ruled the internet: what happened to Netscape Communicator?
In the mid-90s, the internet felt like unexplored territory. Connections screeched through dial-up modems, websites were…
The PC interface that vanished from history: what happened to GEM?
In the popular telling of personal computing history, the graphical user interface follows a simple path:…
Remember Packard Bell? The 90s computer brand that sold millions
In 1995, bringing home a computer was an event. The box was enormous, covered in promises:…
February 28, 1999: the day Intel launched the Pentium III processor
On February 28, 1999, Intel officially launched the Pentium III processor, ushering in a new chapter…
The forgotten European tech giant: what happened to olivetti?
Long before Europe began asking why it has no Silicon Valley, it had something arguably more…
The untold story of Tandy computers and why they vanished
Once upon a time—specifically the late 70s and 80s—walking into a RadioShack store meant seeing something…
February 12, 1993: the PowerPC 601 launch that aimed to break the Wintel monopoly
In the early 90s, the direction of the personal computer industry seemed almost predetermined. Intel supplied…
Why IBM picked the Intel 8088—and changed computing forever
When IBM decided to enter the personal computer market in the late 1970s, it was stepping…
“I’m Sorry, Dave…”: the AI warning hidden inside 2001: A Space Odyssey
Back in 1968, when computers still took up entire rooms and mostly existed to crunch numbers,…
44 Years ago, Intel released the 286 CPU that changed personal computing
Forty-four years ago, in 1982, Intel released a processor that didn’t arrive with fireworks or instant…
Before Windows won: how Atari ST, Amiga 1000, and Mac Plus battled for supremacy in 1986
In 1986 the personal computer market was not settled, not polite, and certainly not predictable. It…
The 3½-inch floppy disk drive: Sony’s most influential hardware release
In 1982, at a moment when personal computing was still finding its physical identity, Sony introduced…
The truth behind CRT radiation and the products that promised protection
For a long stretch of the late 20th century, the humble computer monitor was quietly suspected…
Intel’s MMX technology: why some 90s games required it—and why it failed
In the mid-1990s, the personal computer was changing faster than its hardware architecture could comfortably support.…
Was the Y2K bug overhyped? The real story behind the Millennium bug
As the twentieth century drew to a close, the world found itself gripped by a peculiar…
The woman behind JPEG: Belgian mathematician Ingrid Daubechies
Every time a photo loads instantly on a phone, slips into an email attachment, or travels…
Firefox OS: the idealist that challenged Apple and Google
The story of Firefox OS does not begin with smartphones—it begins with a belief. A belief…
What old PC hardware taught us about control, complexity, and ownership
Before the computer ever made a sound, before a game loaded or a joystick twitched to…
How Cyrix survived Intel’s lawsuits—and changed the CPU market anyway
In the long shadow of Intel’s dominance, Cyrix occupies a strange and revealing place in PC…
When Chrome passed Internet Explorer: the moment the browser wars changed forever
For much of the early internet era, one web browser ruled above all others: Internet Explorer.…
NVIDIA’s first GPU: how the GeForce 256 changed graphics forever
In late 1999, the personal computer graphics industry reached a major turning point with the release…
From dust to boot: the only known Unix V4 archive revived
A long-lost magnetic tape from 1973, discovered in a University of Utah storage room, has provided…