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 →
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 →
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 →
Sir Clive Sinclair has passed away at 81. His impact on British home computing leaves a lasting, deeply ingrained legacy.Read More →
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 →
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 →
Everyone is after a bit of cryptocurrency these days, but is the Commodore 64 really the answer to mining Bitcoin? No. But while earning is a better option than mining, some crypto enthusiasts are looking at retro systems to see what possibilities are available. The Nintendo Gameboy has already beenRead More →
To most, the Commodore 64 was a text based computer system. You switch it on, a moment later you see the prompt. If you weren’t wasting time with a 20 GOTO 10 print command, you were no doubt using LOAD “” or LOAD “” ,8,1 to load the software onRead More →
A Commodore 64 playing the first scene between Harrison Ford’s Deckard and Sean Young’s Rachel in Blade Runner? Well, sort of. As uploader Hakon Soreide explains: What if the movie Blade Runner was made for running on a Commodore 64, each frame made up only of the standard character set,Read More →
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