Retro Computers - Gaming Retro

Now Someone Sticks an A500 Mini in an Amiga 1200

On: April 27, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro gear

If you have a spare Amiga 1200 case and an A500 Mini, this might be the project for you. The YouTube Retro Recipes channel has demonstrated how to repurpose a discarded Amiga 1200 and replace the faulty internals with an A500 Mini. Channel host Perifractic provides a detailed guide toRead More →

Pringles Celebrates ZX Spectrum’s 40th Birthday

By: Christian Cawley

On: April 22, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

Ever thought a tube of crisps would get into celebrating a retro computer’s birthday? No, nor did we. But, it has finally happened. The team behind Pringles’ UK Twitter account started their march towards retro relevancy with a surprising post that boasts a secret feature… https://twitter.com/Pringles_UK/status/1514229340132847813?s=20&t=qv58S_wTYxPNK412uJlnaA That’s right: it’s aRead More →

Did a BBC Micro Facilitate a Chat With a 16th Century Man?

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 27, 2021

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

Thr BBC Micro was famously used in schools throughout the 1980s. What could it communicate with people from the 16th century or even the far future? The so-called Dodleston Messages concern a house built in the site of an old farmhouse, where a couple and their lodger lived. Between 1984Read More →

Original Apple-1 Computer Sells for $400,000

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 10, 2021

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

We all know Apple products are expensive, but who would have thought an Apple-1 would fetch more than a modified iPhone with a USB port? Listed at John Moran Auctioneers for its November 9th event, the Apple-1 had two previous owners, and was one of 200 produced in 1976 forRead More →

Art on the Amiga With Deluxe Paint

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 3, 2021

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

Remember making art on the Amiga with Deluxe Paint? The stunning Tutenkamen image shifted thousands of Amiga 500s in the UK, with bundles featuring Deluxe Paint along with the usual games. Pretty much every paint and graphic art application in use today across all desktop platforms draws from the designRead More →

MEGA65 Orders Reopen For New Batch of 8-Bit Should Have Been

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 6, 2021

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

They’ve already sold 400 units, and now the MEGA65 is entering a large run of 1000 for delivery in quarter 1 of 2022. You probably know that the MEGA65 is an 8-bit computer running more than 40x faster than a C64 while being increasingly compatible. It features a mechanical keyboard,Read More →

RIP Sir Clive Sinclair: It Couldn’t Have Happened Without You

By: Christian Cawley

On: September 17, 2021

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

Sir Clive Sinclair has passed away at 81. His impact on British home computing leaves a lasting, deeply ingrained legacy.Read More →

Retro Games Ltd Confirms THEA500 Mini is “First in the planned” Range

By: Christian Cawley

On: August 14, 2021

In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro gear

Will there be a full sized Amiga clone once THEA500 Mini has been released? Many certainly seem to think so, expecting the manufacturers to follow the same path as its Commodore 64-inspired range. Responding to speculation about what was a quite innocuous comment, Retro Games Ltd has decided to expandRead More →

AmigaOS 3.2 Now Available for all Classic Amigas

By: Christian Cawley

On: May 15, 2021

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

Hyperion Entertainment has announced the release of AmigaOS 3.2 for all classic 68K based Amiga systems. Boasting over 100 new features, dozens of updates that cover nearly all AmigaOS components and a battery of bugfixes, AmigaOS 3.2 is the result of more than 2 years of intense and relentless workRead More →

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