Elwood Edwards, the voice behind AOL's iconic "You've Got Mail" message, dies at 74
The message was recorded in 1989 and is still used by AOL to this day
Meet KolibriOS, the lightweight OS that can even boot from a 1.44MB floppy
The alternative CD version even comes bundled with games like Doom and Wolfenstein
Re-experience '90s internet with this new 56K dial-up modem
Now if only you could find an analog public line in 2024
Analogue 3D is a modern N64 remake that plays original carts in 4K
Arguably the greatest multiplayer console of all time
Nintendo, famed for hating emulation, likely using Windows PCs to emulate SNES games at its museum
Nintendo only hates third-party emulators, it seems
Vintage Apple keyboard from 1986 receives modern OLED and wireless enhancements
The Apple Desktop Bus Keyboard for the IIGS is ready to take on 2024 models
Retro revival: Atari Jaguar console reborn as an iPhone emulation app
A developer has shared progress on an emulator app for iOS
Sony's throwback PS5 Pro limited edition takes us back to the 90s (Update: and it's gone...)
With only 12,300 being released, be ready for the eBay flipping stampede
New "AI" light gun brings Time Crisis to modern TVs
It comes with the classic arcade game pre-installed
World's smallest Apple IIe replica is 3D printed, uses $2 microcontroller
You can even connect a USB keyboard and mouse combo to this little thing
Hyundai's striking cyberpunk concept car may soon enter production
The N Vision 74 concept is hitting the roads before 2030
New retro PC gaming launches: A playable Tetris documentary, over a dozen Capcom fighting games, and more
Bringing classic titles to PC for the first time
Highly anticipated: Developer showcases over the last few weeks have filled release calendars for 2024 and 2025 with reissues of numerous classic games, some of which are available now. The growing list includes titles that have never been available on PC, haven't been available for purchase in around two decades, or have never been playable in English.
Historic IBM 7090 mainframe hits Christie's auction block
Bidding is expected to be anywhere from $40,000 to $60,000
Ultra-rare Nintendo PlayStation prototype controller fetches $35,000 at auction
The console and controller went for $360,000 a few years ago
The Atari 7800+ is a modernized version of the 1986 console with HDMI and wireless controllers
Compact remake built for modern TVs
Rediscovered Andy Warhol Amiga artwork on sale for $26 million
Good news for rich fans of Warhol and Debbie Harry
One of the world's first general-purpose computers just turned 80 years old
IBM completed the machine in 1944, just in time for World War II-related computing tasks
Check out MS-DOS running natively on modern hardware, showcasing the incredible backward compatibility of x86
Your PC can probably still boot MS-DOS sans emulation
Quirky M.2 card plays retro sounds when you boot up your PC
Resurrecting the bygone chime of the Japanese NEC PC-9800
A car wash for floppy disks: This crazy machine entertains you while it cleans
Slide in a floppy and watch it come out brand spanking new
Windows developer shares origin story of the iconic NT Start Menu banner
Remember that blue-to-black gradient? Here's how it came to be
In context: If you were a Windows user in the '90s, you're likely to be intimately familiar with the iconic Start Menu that shipped with Windows NT. That signature vertical banner proclaiming "Windows NT Workstation," or whichever variant you were running, is an image seared into the minds of many PC users from the era, and we have programmer Dave Plummer to thank for bringing the branding element to life.
Cyrix 5x86 and Cyrix 6x86: Gone But Not Forgotten
#TBT Precursor chipmaker Cyrix made personal computing accessible to millions with its affordable budget PCs, only to be killed by its best product and its inability to run a popular game.
End of an era: Japan finally removes floppy disks from all government operations
Almost 15 years after the last new floppy was made
FreeDOS, now 30 years old, will soon run Windows 3.x
The command prompt of yore is still alive and kicking despite hardware incompatibilities