The Timex Sinclair 1000 (ZX81) is a charmingly limited computer from 1982. It has one of the worst keyboards of all time, and it begs for you to DIY something better. Many people have have already created improved keyboards and cases, but I wanted to try my hand. I figured there are enough chunky, old computers out there though; I want to make something thin and sleek.

Construct the computer from your childhood or build an entire computer museum at home with these paper models, free to download and share. Print, Cut, Score, Fold and Glue.

#C64OS is a completely new operating system for the Commodore machines. It includes switchable desktop workspaces, a windowing system, draggable icons, a Mac-style menu bar at the top, and drop-down menus for the icons.

The BackBit Pro cartridge that can read/write to MicroSD allows you to get the best use out of your vintage hardware. Individual adapters expand functionality to multiple devices. One adapter is included, and more adapters are available to purchase separately.

What started as a partnership to create a CD add-on for the super nintendo, quickly morphed into open feud between the biggest player in gaming, Nintendo, and electronics giant, Sony. What followed was the birth of one of the most iconic brands in gaming and some of the most important games ever released. This is the Story of the Playstation.

A documentary on the making of Super Mario World, the launch of the Super Nintendo, and how the game perfected the concepts of the Super Mario series.

The Vintage Computer Federation is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Our mission is to preserve computing history through education, outreach, conservation, and restoration. We strive to accomplish this through family friendly hands-on activities at our museum, at regional and global events, and by fostering and nurturing the expansion of our on-line and in-person communities.

This is a program for the Tandy / Radio-Shack TRS-80 Color Computer to perform RSA key generation, encryption, and decryption. The code is all written in 6809 assembly. It will operate with up to 2048 bit keys.

It should work on any CoCo with at least 32kb of memory. 16k CoCos should work for smaller keysizes.

Lego celebrates Atari’s 50th anniversary with a new Lego Atari 2600/VCS set coming this August.

There are a few ways to test operation of a Color Computer. This may be useful when buying or selling a CoCo, when taking out old equipment from storage or simply to test your daily driver.

Dramatisation of the race for home computer supremacy in the 1980s, documenting the lengthy rivalry between Clive Sinclair (Alexander Armstrong) and Chris Curry (Martin Freeman).

Use your old Apple or NeXT ADB keyboard on a USB system. Mini-DIN 4 to micro-USB.

In Stranger Things season two episode eight (“The Mind Flayer”), there is a need for them to restart a computer system. Radio Shack Bob says someone needs to know BASIC to do this. (Oh, really, writers?) This leads to a scene where Bob gets the system going by … typing in a #BASIC program.

#XRoar est un émulateur complet du #ColorComputer 1 et 2 pour #GNULinux. Les images des #ROM requises pour cette émulation sont décrites et disponibles ici.

How to diagnose, restore and fix a #CoCo 3

Since 1994, #Cloud-9 has been in the business of developing and marketing cool hardware and software products for users of the #RadioShack #TRS-80 #ColorComputer 1, 2 and Tandy Color Computer 3. The company is made up of a couple of guys who get a kick pushing the #CoCo beyond what it was originally designed to do.