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Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026
A computer historian has documented the moment a 1974 kit computer successfully ran its first ever program – in 2016. Altair 8800 kit needed a new PSU.
Doom conquers the kitchen through an electric cooking pot
A YouTuber has managed to run Doom on a Krups Cook4Mec smart pressure cooker after dumping and reflashing the firmware on the appliance’s touchscreen control hardware.
Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired by the NES and PlayStation 1
Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired on the NES and PlayStation 1
Dev uses Claude AI to write a ‘functional NES emulator’
A developer has succeeded in prompting Claude to write 'a functional NES emulator.'
Nintendo's SNES cartridges get a USB-C adapter for playing, backing up, and validation
Epilogue just announced pre-orders for the SN Operator, a USB-C cartridge reader that lets you play and back up your SNES game library to your computer.
D7VK reaches version 1.1 and adds frontend and experimental Direct3D 6 support
D7VK has added experimental Direct3D 6 support, opening up near-native performance for older PC games without emulation.
Extremely rare East German game console from the late 1970s tested
One of the rarest video games consoles has been acquired and tested by YouTube docu-channel Fern.
Amiga A500 Mini user builds working scale-sized Commodore 1084 monitor with 3D printed components
A retro computing aficionado with a love of the classic mini releases has built a complementary, compact, and cute 'Commodore 1084 Mini' monitor.
