Although largely relegated to retrocomputing enthusiasts and embedded systems or microcontrollers now, there was a time when there were no other computers available other than those with 8-bit ...

[8 Bit Spaghetti]’s How to Build an 8-bit computer is one of those tutorials. What really makes [8 Bit Spaghetti]’s special is the Instructable – he covers just about all the background ...

But I've always wanted to do a deep dive on Atari's 8-bit computer, its peripherals, and most importantly, its games. It was an astounding machine. It was the first real gaming PC, one with ...

By the time Commodore 128 launched, it was the last 8-bit PC in an era of 16-bit PCs, thanks to the existence of Intel 8086. Fortunately, the existence of 16-bit PCs didn't completely nullify the ...

But at least VGA is something that looks good using a 20 buck adapter to HDMI, unlike the TV outs from 1980s 8-bit computers. The advantage of the X16 is that its CPU can run at 8 MHz.

The above 8 bit computer -- which is intended as an educational tool in emerging markets, and has been available in China and India for a while now -- is finally for sale here in the good old US of A.

Feature Remember the excitement of leafing through a catalog for home computer bargains? Or perhaps gazing longingly at festive tech displays in Britain's WH Smith (or ComputerLand if you lived ...

This is the lowest price yet for the recreation of the 1979 8-bit home computer that emulates all games from Atari 400 through the Atari 800XL as well as the Atari 5200. Beyond the new Atari 400 ...

With Factorio, a fierce man who has created an 8-bit computer that actually works has appeared. 8-bit computers are made exclusively from the equipment that appears in Factorio's games.

Not content with your new, 1.4-billion-transistor Ivy Bridge processor? Maybe it runs too hot, or lacks the polygon-pushing powers that you require? Well, I've got just the thing for you: How ...