A project has cloned the Apple II Plus, but instead of using emulation, it goes the harder route by rebuilding Apple's classic computer in hardware. If someone wants to get the experience of using ...

The Motorola 68000 is a 16/32-bit microprocessor (family) designed by Motorola in 1979. It was the first 16/32-bit microprocessor to be widely used. The 68000 is a CISC processor, with a 16-bit ...

June 5, 1977: The first Apple II, the personal computer that will put Cupertino on the map, goes on sale. Previously shown off to a few thousand rabid fans at the West Coast Computer Faire, the Apple ...

A review of scholarly literature adds credence to this narrative. In particular, a peer-reviewed article published by PubMed Central shows how early microprocessors, such as the 6502 and Z80, gave ...

Through the looking glass: Apple turned 50 this week as a multi-trillion-dollar platform company built around the iPhone, the most successful product ever made, along with laptops, tablets, ...

The Altair 8800 lit the fuse, but Apple's 1977 device made home computing irresistible to the masses. Here's a look back as Apple turns 50. I'm the Executive Editor, Features & Special Projects at ...

Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1—there were a couple of kids who came of age in Silicon Valley in the late ...

[Sylvain Fortin] recently wrote in to tell us about his Homebrew CPU Project, and the story behind this one is truly remarkable. He began working on this toy CPU back in 1994, over thirty years ago.

Retro computing lets you get to grips with technology's history, showing how far modern computers have come. Here's how to build your own working Apple I replica. Computers have come a long way since ...