Computers - Retro Roundup

Confessions of a Pirate BBS SysOp

March 30, 2026 The Retro Hour

Step back into the underground world of 90s dial-up piracy as we’re joined by Beast of Quartex, SysOp of Arcadia, once the largest pirate bulletin board system in the UK. From trading disks in the post to running a five-line elite BBS packed with the latest cracked Amiga games, Beast …

HP 3968A Instrumentation Recorder Restoration – Part 1

March 30, 2026 CuriousMarc

We start working on an HP 3968A 8-channel instrumentation recorder. Although it looks like an audio tape recorder – and could be used as such – it’s made to record instrumentation data. We want to use it as our flight voice and telemetry data in our Apollo setup. And thanks …

Farewell, M-Audio iControl!

March 29, 2026 Sub-Etha Software

In 2005, I bought this M-Audio iControl USB interface from the local Apple Store. It was a real-world mirror of the on-screen controls in Apple’s GarageBand recording software. It was super cool and useful. For the past decade, it has been collecting dust in a storage bin. I decided to …

Sure, it’s a STEAM POWERED computer from the 1930’s, but CAN IT GAME?!? Find out on ARG PRESENTS!

March 29, 2026 Amigos Retro Gaming

This week we struggled MIGHTILY to attempt to emulate the Simpleplex 6000AE Squared, and we weren’t sure if we could pull it off, but…WE GOT IT GOING! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron for a trip back to 1938, on the tiny island nation of Tuvalu, as we take a …

Apple IIc using Unidisk external floppy drives as coprocessor

March 29, 2026 Javier Rivera

Playing Battleship game online with a 40 year old Apple IIc via FujiNet! #FujiNet #appleii

March 29, 2026 Javier Rivera

The Rise Of Love by Hemoroids

March 29, 2026 AtariCrypt

Hippie Musical DemoHemoroids, the amazing French demogroup, released The Rise of Love for the Atari STe in 2022. It came 1st at Silly Venture 2022 and is different from what I first expected. It abandons the usual mind-boggling, 68000-crushing technical effects for a groovy art demonstration. Don’t get me wrong, that’s …

Stront

March 28, 2026 AtariCrypt

DooDoo GamingStront is a cheeky little Tron clone knocked together by Thomas Van Noorden (aka Phenomenon of Teenage) in 2000. Two players dash around another black screen, leaving trails, and the first to crash loses. You can use either the keyboard or a JagPad plugged into the side of your …

Space Gun Review – Aliens inspired Amiga Action! 🔫👾 Amigos: Everything Amiga 544

March 28, 2026 Amigos Retro Gaming

Blast into action with Space Gun on the Commodore Amiga! In this review, we compare the Amiga port of Space Gun to its arcade roots—looking at gameplay, graphics, and whether this sci-fi shooter holds up today or misses the mark. 🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcast Subscribe to …

It’s Commodore AMIGA GUN GAMES! Let’s shoot some crap on the Friday Night Disaster Stream!

March 28, 2026 Amigos Retro Gaming

00:00 – 05:20 Intro 05:21 – 08:43 Aliex (Can’t play without gun) 08:45 – 14:49 Capone 14:50 – 24:59 Crazy Shot 25:00 – 30:30 Creature (No idea how to play this one) 33:31 – 36:49 Cyber Assault (Can’t play without gun) 36:50 – 44:50 Die Hard 2 Die Harder 44:51 …