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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 6h
[Guest Blog Archives - CHM] Sphere: A Pioneering Early Microcomputer, Rediscovered computerhistory.org/blog/sphere-...
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Sphere: A Pioneering Early Microcomputer, Rediscovered
A new book made possible by CHM research reveals the untold story of Utah’s Sphere Corporation, makers of one of the original desktop all-in-one PCs. IT WAS DECEMBER 1975, and the future was being…
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 10h
[Hackaday] The Weirdest Video Games were Hacks. Before modern gaming, there were some wonderfully bizarre experiments with VHS tapes and laserdiscs. Dragon’s Lair, anyone? hackaday.com/2026/10/10/t...
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The Weirdest Video Games Were Hacks
We were looking into the marvelous recent project by [Throaty Mumbo] to recreate and reimagine the forgotten world of VHS-tape-based video games. Wait, what? Yes, back in the day, when computer gra…
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 10h
[Ken Shirriff's blog] Inside a 1980s filter chip that uses switched capacitors www.righto.com/2026/10/ML10...
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Inside a 1980s filter chip that uses switched capacitors
Sometimes it's easier to identify an IC with a microscope. While sorting a box of old ICs, CuriousMarc came across some Harris ICs labeled "...
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 17h
[Tech - Ars Technica] A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis. We don't have a Cray, yet... Hmmm. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
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A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis
Stylish upcycling, with a retro flare, at Spain's Museo de Historia de la Computación.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 18h
Pac-Man Fever Begins - This Day in Tech History thisdayintechhistory.com/10/10/pac-ma... #BitHistory #Pac-Man #ThisDay
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Pac-Man Fever Begins - This Day in Tech History
October 10, 1980 Namco officially transfers rights to Midway for distribution of the games Pac-Mac and Rally-X in North America. While the exact date that Pac-Man started shipping to arcades in North…
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
💾 **500,000 Users Online — At the SAME TIME!** A neat piece of early Internet history we picked up for the BitHistory collection! This original America Online (AOL) plaque commemorates reaching **500,000 simultaneous users on October 27, 1997** #BitHistory #AOL #AmericaOnline #InternetHistory
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires - This Day in Tech History thisdayintechhistory.com/10/09/first-... #BitHistory #Modems #Telephone #ThisDay
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First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires - This Day in Tech History
October 9, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson demonstrate the first two-way phone call over outdoor wires. Bell and Watson made their call between the cities of Boston and Cambridge.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ever wanted to experiment with a vintage computer trainer? Check out this browser-based emulator of the Kosmos CP1! A fun way to explore early microprocessor programming without needing the original hardware. lambdamikel.github.io/kosmos-cp1-e... #BitHistory #VintageComputing #Electronics
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We already have real Atari 400s in our collection, but I have to admit, this little replica is awfully tempting! 😄 It's hard to resist something this cute, especially when it brings back memories of such an iconic machine. #Atari400 #Atari8Bit #RetroComputing #VintageComputing amzn.to/4rZuTq8
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
October 8, 1992 The video game Mortal Kombat is released into arcades. Now one of the most popular fighting game series in history thisdayintechhistory.com/10/08/finish... #BitHistory #ThisDay
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October 8, 2025 - This Day in Tech History
October 8, 1992
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ready to go beyond BASIC? 🍎 From the BitHistory archives: Apple II–6502 Assembly Language Tutor (1983) by Richard E. Haskell. A 244-page guide to programming the Apple II at the machine level! archive.org/details/appl... #AppleII #6502 #RetroComputing #BitHistory
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Apple II-6502 Assembly Language Tutor : Richard E. Haskell : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Apple II-6502 Assembly Language Tutor; 3rd-Pr (Haskell, Richard E.) (1983) (ISBN 0-13-039230-8)scanned 2021-01-09pages: 244resolution: 4083x5543 @...
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
HyperCard lives again! 🍎 Remember Apple's legendary HyperCard? HC brings original HyperCard stacks and HyperTalk scripts to modern Macs, with added color support! Free, open source, and compatible with Intel and Apple Silicon. hc.labynet.fr/index.html #BitHistory #HyperCard #VintageMac
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HC — HyperCard pour le Mac d'aujourd'hui
Les piles HyperCard d'origine, leurs scripts tels quels, sur le Mac d'aujourd'hui. Et un flipper à construire soi-même, un pendu, un Tetris.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner shares new details about the forgotten Prince of Persia 3D (1999). A fascinating piece of gaming history! players.com.ua/en/news/prin... #BitHistory #PrinceOfPersia #RetroGaming
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Prince of Persia Creator Jordan Mechner responds to Players article and shares new details about the forgotten Prince of Persia 3D
Sometimes, stories we return to decades later unexpectedly receive a continuation in the present day.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I love it when someone recovers a backup of their BBS they ran back in the day. It's great to preserve this snapshot in time. But, bringing the BBS back online and letting people connect again is even better! retrocomputingforum.com/t/recovered-...
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Recovered 1985-1986 C64 BBS Archives - Now Living in ATDT BBS and Available in English!
I recovered my original German BBS workspaces directly from my old 5.25" Commodore 64 floppy disks. Most of this historic content originates from the German TMC BBS, which ran on a Commodore 64.…
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Farewell to computing pioneer Margaret Hamilton, whose groundbreaking software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon and shaped modern software engineering. A remarkable legacy. 🚀 #MargaretHamilton #Apollo11 #ComputingHistory #NASA news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Indeed. Wish we would have stocked up on those back then!
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A blast from 1997! Remember when Toys “R” Us was THE place to discover your next video game? This Toys “R” Us / Midway promotional VHS tape is part of the BitHistory archives, preserving a time when video game marketing looked very different from today. archive.org/details/toys... #ToysRUs #VHS
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Toys 'R' US - Midway : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Toys 'R' US - Midway (VHS Dump)
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ascii.rest: animated ascii art for web pages, by @bas3line Sometimes the web just needs more ASCII. 😎 ascii.rest is a fantastic collection of animated ASCII art — terminals, Linux logos, space, physics, retro effects, and plenty more. ascii.rest
ascii.rest
ascii.rest: animated ascii art for web pages, by @bas3line
191 animated ascii pieces for web pages, in TypeScript with no dependencies: for React, Next.js, Astro, or one HTML tag. MIT licensed.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Byte Magazine - a visual archive. My favorite childhood magazine. All the other kids were reading Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew.. I was hiding in the magazine section reading Byte. This is a great archive of Byte that lets you navigate it visually. byte.tsundoku.io
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Byte - a visual archive
A visual archive. About.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Photocopying Patented - This Day in Tech History. October 6, 1942 Chester Carlson is issued a patent on a process called electrophotography, now commonly known as photocopying. thisdayintechhistory.com/10/06/photoc... #ThisDay
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Photocopying Patented - This Day in Tech History
October 6, 1942 Chester Carlson is issued a patent on a process called electrophotography, now commonly known as photocopying. It was not until 1946 that a company had any interest in pursuing…
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Recently archived by BitHistory: a 1994 TENEX Computer Express “Commodore & Amiga Blow Out Sale” catalog — packed with C64/128 and Amiga hardware, upgrades, software and period pricing. archive.org/details/TENE... #Commodore #Amiga #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory
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TENEX Computer Express Catalog - Commodore & Amiga Blow Out Sale : TENEX Computer Express : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This item is a catalog page spread from TENEX Computer Express, dated 1994, advertising Commodore and Amiga hardware, software, upgrades, peripherals, and...
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DOOM didn't just change video games — it changed PC gaming culture. DOOM: The Video Game That Changed Everything Forever caught my eye while browsing new pre-releases. Definitely one for the retro gaming/history bookshelf. 💾🔥 amzn.to/477FNAp
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Recently archived by BitHistory: a 1983 Matrox Computer Products catalog — a fascinating look at their graphics hardware, terminals and computer systems long before the PC graphics cards many remember. archive.org/details/BH_M... #RetroComputing #Matrox #ComputerHistory
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MATROX Electronics Systems Catalog (1983) : MATROX Electronic Systems LTD : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This document is a product catalog published by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. in 1983. It presents a range of graphics terminals, OEM computer systems, video...
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Secrets of the Apple II Gaming World by Stéphane Racle takes a look at a part of Apple II history that can easily disappear — the lesser-known games, packaging, artwork, and other material from the early days of computer gaming. amzn.to/4hKqe6p
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
[Hacker News] La Cueva BBS in Mexico in 1993 (session replay). Who else misses the BBSes the way they were in the 80s? nanochess.org/la_cueva_bbs...
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Accessing La Cueva BBS in Mexico in 1993
Accessing La Cueva BBS (Bulletin Board System) in Mexico in 1993, replaying the 64 kilobytes of data captured from a modem.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
[Hackaday] The Commodore 64 Keyboard Font, For Everyone. hackaday.com/2026/10/07/t...
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The Commodore 64 Keyboard Font, For Everyone
There are some classic fonts which appeared in one place and became almost iconic, yet never made it into the digital age. The font on the Commodore 64 keyboard for example, with its its slightly n…
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Early History of Smalltalk (1993).. I just started reading this, and I can't stop. worrydream.com/EarlyHistory...
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The Early History Of Smalltalk
original pdf / make corrections
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Neat find... AT&T UNIX PC System Software — Version 3.51, still factory sealed! The UNIX PC — also known as the 3B1 (and earlier 7300) — was AT&T’s Motorola 68010-based UNIX workstation from the mid-1980s. Version 3.51 represents the mature end of the UNIX PC system software line.
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BitHistory.org @bithistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Happy IEEE Day! spectrum.ieee.org/ieee-day
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Celebrate IEEE Day and Share Tech Ideas for a Better Tomorrow
Today is IEEE Day, a global event to celebrate IEEE Members and their contributions everywhere.
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