When “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” becomes a Linux desktop environment.

Innovation keeps racing forward, yet a growing number of people are deliberately stepping back—especially as a constant onslaught of unwanted AI from every angle is being used as a corporate excuse to ...

Old computers — everyone has one (or at least parts of one) collecting dust in the attic somewhere. Depending on when you bought it, it might have been obsolete within a year, or, if you were a very ...

What if you could hold the nostalgia of retro computing in the palm of your hand, but with the power and flexibility of modern technology? Enter the PicoCalc—a compact, modular computer that bridges ...

For the past few years, Chinese retro PC maker 8086YES! has been building and selling odd little computers that pack decades-old processors and other classic components into modern bodies designed for ...

If you’re still using a computer you bought during the Clinton administration, interesting news: Crystal Dew World, developers of apps like CrystalDiskInfo and CrystalDiskMark, have released an update ...

The Pocket 386 is a tiny laptop computer with a 7 inch display, a QWERTY keyboard, and a body that’s small enough that you might actually be able to fit it into a (large) pocket. It’s also a device ...

Disk Jockey is an app that allows you to create disk image files for a variety of retro computers and emulators. Here's how to use it. Retro computing is popular these days, and one aspect of vintage ...

Retro computing enthusiasts, rejoice! HIDman, [rasteri]’s latest open source creation, bridges the gap between modern USB input devices and vintage PCs, from the IBM 5150 to machines with PS/2 ports.

Acemagic’s latest retro mini PC borrows from Dreamcast and PS1 design, then pairs it with AMD’s Gorgon Point platform. It ...

The 16th annual Vintage Computer Festival Europa (VCFe) is still ongoing this weekend in Munich, and of course Hackaday had to swing by. If you’re anywhere in Germany, you’ve still got until Sunday at ...

As Commodore makes a surprise comeback, retro gamer Dan Wood explores whether AI tools belong in retro computing — or ...