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The Interim Computer Museum is restoring a DECsystem1060 computer named KICKI, including efforts to revive its memory modules and CPUs with assistance from former DEC personnel.
The article explains that C's non-fixed integer sizes were a deliberate design choice to ensure portability across varied computer architectures in the early days, rather than a mistake.
A REPL environment for interacting with the Z80 microprocessor, likely used for development or emulation purposes.
This project offers a web-based emulator for the IBM 1620 Model-2 computer system, focusing on recovering and running vintage software from the 1960s.
The Intel 8088 is a 16-bit microprocessor chip from 1985, known for its role in early personal computers like the IBM PC.
Oscar Toledo G. details the challenges and modifications needed to port his vintage C compiler for transputers from 32-bit to modern 64-bit systems, addressing pointer and type compatibility issues.
This article describes how to boot Apple's ill-fated Copland operating system in a browser using the DingusPPC emulator, with instructions on running it and links to necessary patches.
Amiga Unix is being revived by an unofficial community project, adding modern toolchains, a package manager, and drivers for legacy Amiga hardware, with installation media for real and emulated systems.
A graphical desktop environment for the ZX Spectrum 48K, written in Z80 assembly, featuring overlapping windows, menus, and various applications that fit within 48K of RAM.
MartyPC is a cycle-accurate emulator for early IBM PCs, designed to aid in retro PC development with extensive debugging tools and validated against real hardware for high accuracy.
A developer recounts building a real-time GPS-driven moving map display in the early 1990s on a 25MHz 486-SX computer using the Hipparchus library for efficient integer math, achieving performance that surpassed consumer GPS devices for a decade.
The article details the creation of zSST, a SystemVerilog implementation of 3dfx Voodoo Graphics for FPGA, enabling a DOS PC with Voodoo graphics to run classic games like Tomb Raider.
FRANK 386 is an i386 PC emulator for the RP2350 microcontroller, featuring VGA/HDMI output, SD card storage, and support for operating systems like DOS and Windows 95.
The article describes adding support for Sierra-class digital cameras to the Apple II via the Quicktake software, with implementation details and tested models like Sanyo VPC-G1 and VPC-G200.
A blog post describing the restoration and modification of a Dick Smith VZ200 retro computer, including removing the Dick Smith branding and adding a USB serial port for data transfer and gaming.
TailTalk is a modern async user space AppleTalk stack implemented in Rust and Tokio, designed for building implementations to communicate with classic Macs over EtherTalk or LocalTalk networks.
John Carmack reflects on how programming skills may become less critical due to AI, likening it to martial arts transitioning from practical combat to hobbies, and encourages adapting to technological change.
This article explains the PDP-8 minicomputer's architecture and its use in teaching fundamental computer concepts, featuring a giveaway for a replica model.
The author experiments with PCM and PWM sound techniques on the ZX Spectrum to achieve multichannel 1-bit audio playback, documenting both successes and failures in the process.
A GitHub repository documenting the IBS/Radix FW60, a rugged handheld CP/M 2.2 computer based on the Hitachi HD64180 CPU, including ROM dumps, chip analysis, and disassembly details.