Twinhead A5020 566MHz Intel Celeron laptop
In order to play DOS and early Windows games, I searched eBay for a cheap laptop that can run Windows 98, preferably
Read moreFor those who like to perform various experiments, both in software and electronics, solely for the purpose of knowledge enrichment. It could be, for example, reverse engineering an old piece of hardware or to study vintage software design.
In order to play DOS and early Windows games, I searched eBay for a cheap laptop that can run Windows 98, preferably
Read moreOn my old but trusted Windows 98 laptop, which is used mostly for DOS and early Windows games, there is an occasional
Read moreAlthough I really love my AlphaSmart Dana, its limited battery life which requires recharging every couple of days as well as the
Read moreI love the idea of distraction-free writing, which allows me to focus on my thoughts without any of the modern
Read moreAvailable on AliExpress, the 360Eyes Pro (also known as IPC365, from the default network host name of this camera) is
Read moreMy first computer was a Tandy 1000 RSX. It has a 25MHz 80386SX processor, 4MB of RAM and 100MB hard disk
Read moreLast week I explored gabonator’s Visual C++ and Javascript port of Alley Cat, one of my favourite DOS games. The project, despite being apparently
Read moreI came across PCjs, a JavaScript-based emulator that supports many different vintage computer architectures and spent last week setting up my first web-based PC
Read moreDosBox has always been my favorite emulator to experiment with vintage PC software, but I still love the idea of
Read moreUPDATE (22 Aug 2022): A reader by the name of Henlin has adapted my build scripts to work with VSCode and
Read moreIn my experiment with a PC XT running on an NEC V20 at 12MHz, I attempted to play a MIDI
Read more