Some people may have noticed the prior post in which I extoll the virtues of the Tandy 1000SX.  I recently posted on the later Tandy 1000 mo...

In 1988, Tandy decided to make its very successful 1000 series more like standard PCs and less quirky like its original models.  The early m...

In this post, I will identify certain unique hardware that games used and can be difficult to replicate without it.    Except in one instanc...

I see little point for people who obtain hardware simply to have it, i.e. pure collectors.  I do not consider most vintage hardware to have ...

1.  Influences When IBM released the PC in 1981, it offered a joystick add-on card. An unusual choice for a company that was all business...