Archive for the Hardware Category
You are able anytime to know more about a video console, a computer system and a video game history by just typing on your favourite search engine few keywords. We found few new websites that are so useful to learn the computer and video game history.
First there is "The Video Game History Timeline" by Mauricio Giraldo Arteaga. Start in 1791 (...
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Today, you will see how people build their own 8bit music hardware and how they perform the music with it. This reportage (in French language) from Roxanne Nojac and Mikael Lefrancois offers a small review of the French 8bit culture.
Video reportage line up :
Music with toys acoustic Tycho Brae http://www.myspace.com/tychobraheband
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Get the best of the c64 SID chip with HardSID 4U.
C64 news says :
If you always wanted a fully loaded HardSID 4U Studio Edition with all accessories, this is the best time to get it:
HardSID 4U Studio Edition +
* 4 SID Chips for FREE (-60 EUR)
* Power Supply for FREE (-15 EUR)
* USB Cable for FREE (-10 EUR)
* Shipping for FREE (-15 E...
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If you have any interest in the history of computers, or even just the origin of the 8bit processor 6502, this is fascinating to listen to. Chuck Peddle, is the father of the home microcomputer as we know it (what has become the 'PC' of today), Commodore PET 2001, and many other innovations in the computing industry.
Listen the interview in 4 pa...
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Do you remember the time where you passed your time to shake your joystick to win at Decathlon or Epyx Summer Games with your joystick plugged on your Atari 2600 console or Commodore 64. But have you tried the giant version ? Two hands will be not enough to win on your favourite retro game.
(via Retroist)
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Samuel Seide really rocks ! He made this charming little replica of an arcade machine for his son.
He used this pacman plug and play game from Walmart.
and also check out also the Ave Fenix Mini, that is [luis] fifth mini arcade system, based on a mini itx atom 2x1.6 ghz board, uses psone offcial lcd 5" , radica space invaders for the stick...
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