IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early 1970s, most personal ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This CCR-82 Computer Cassette ...

It may be hard to believe now, but back in 1977, the company that owned the Radio Shack retail store business helped begin the personal computer revolution. Along with the Apple II, which we talked ...

Mention the name Radio Shack, and one thinks of the now-defunct retailer that sold electronics hobbyist kits and parts for the DIYers for many years. However, the retailer made a foray into the then ...

A lot of people had a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I. This was a “home computer” built into a keyboard that needed an external monitor or TV set. Later, Radio Shack would update the computer to a model ...

The personal computer industry began in 1977, when Apple, Radio Shack and Commodore introduced off-the-shelf computers as consumer products. Known as the "1977 Trinity," the Apple II, Radio Shack ...

In the 1980s, there was a truly staggering amount of choice for a consumer looking to purchase a home computer. On the high end, something like an Apple Lisa, a business-class IBM PC, or a workstation ...

August 3, 1977: The Tandy TRS-80 personal computer makes its debut. The first affordable, mass-market computer gives the Apple 1 some serious competition. The success of Tandy’s TRS-80 built on the ...

Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is ...

From mechanical 3D printed hearts, to My Little Pony automatons. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A quick search on Hackaday this ...

Ask your colleagues how many Stringy Floppies their computers have and expect a bewildered reaction. Nothing to do with "strings of text" or "string theory," a Stringy Floppy was a magnetic tape drive ...