A hobbyist newsletter about Atari 8-bit computers covering their history, the current retro scene, emulator development and programming tutorials. Issues include practical how-tos such as the Action! language series and porting FujiNet support to an emulator.
Website: https://8bitrelics.com/
A hands-on maker blog documenting the author's experiences building and debugging a KIM-1-compatible PAL-2 computer, including hardware faults, SD card boot problems with CP/M-65, and tests of USB-C-to-UART converters. Readers get concrete troubleshooting detail and practical electronics insight about retro computing.
Long-form retrospectives on productivity software from the 8/16-bit era, such as Lotus Improv, AppleWorks and Visual Basic, placed in their historical and cultural context. Each issue examines how the software was actually used and why it succeeded or failed.
A Vietnamese-language handbook on classic computer role-playing games, with entries on individual titles such as Ultima IV and Ultima V and a personal introduction from the author's Brazilian perspective. Readers get historical context, design analysis and notes on fan patches and mods.
Original reporting and historical research on 1980s and 1990s virtual worlds such as Lucasfilm's Habitat, Club Caribe and WorldsAway. Issues cover software restoration, newly found development documents and interviews with people who worked on these early online spaces.
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