The Michelangelo Virus
16th Century Italy was a dangerous place, and although Michelangelo lived a long life, he would witnessed some horror in…
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Diving into all manner of things related to vintage tech. Some advisable, some less so.
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Diving into all manner of things related to vintage tech. Some advisable, some less so.
The Secret Arcade Games Few Knew About
Space Invaders. What a great game, especially for 1978. For designer Tomohiro Nishikado to come up with this concept back…
Toshiba TV
This is a Winter Argos Catalogue from 1998. For those outside the UK, Argos is a shop which sells, well…
I Bought a Million Dollar Piece of Internet History
Back in 2005, a 21 year old student named Alex Tew, from Cricklade in England, had an idea. An idea…
The Great Commodore Brand Heist
Who owns the Commodore brand? Why are there loads of products using the Commodore name? What is this apparent new…
Great Fighters on Inappropriate Systems
There was a period of time between 1988 and 1994 where systems like the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, NES and…
Liminal Spaces in Old Games
Welcome to my local storage company. Behind each of these doors, I presume are goods, stock, furniture, personal items, junk….
Top Website Hacks of the ’90s
John T Draper is a familiar name in the hacking community, mainly because he was one of the first members…
Portable Storage Mediums Through the Ages
One thing that never stays constant this life. One thing that is always changing, whether for good or bad is…
The Lost Joys of Configuring a 90s PC (repeatedly)
Something is missing from today’s society. Something deep. Something primal. Indeed, something I spent a huge chunk of my teen…