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A nostalgic look at the move from compact, local suites like Microsoft Works to sprawling cloud ecosystems. We trace what users gained, what they lost… more
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Neo Geo AES cartridges now routinely trade for prices that would buy small appliances. This article unpacks why - limite… more
A retrospective on how the early Windows editions of Adobe Illustrator - imperfect, pixel-heavy, but powerful - opened v… more
The Sega Saturn’s strange failure at retail left behind one of the richest, weirdest back catalogs of the 1990s - a collector’s paradise of low-run RPGs, exquisite shoot ’em ups, J… more
retrogaming Emulation sits at an odd intersection: a technological miracle for preservation and nostalgia, a leg… more
retrotech The TI-99/4A looked like a beige toy. Under the lid it was quietly ambitious: a 16‑bit CPU, a discre… more
retrotech Dust off an IBM PC XT (or fire up an emulator) and discover how the machine's severe limits force be… more
