computing
Inside Italy's Video Game Piracy Empire
From the mid-80s until the year 2000, the country was the global hotspot for a black market like no other.
GPUs Are the Only Thing Getting Cheaper Right Now
As crypto markets crash and miners offload parts, GPUs are more readily available—and cheaper than ever.
The Death of Rusty n Edie’s, One of the Horniest Places on the 90s Internet
Twenty-nine years ago, the FBI raided one of the biggest bulletin board systems (BBS) of the 1990s. Somehow, it wasn’t because of all the porn they hosted.
YouTuber Milkshake Ducked After Incorrectly Disassembling Vintage Computer
"The 8-Bit Guy" came under fire for his teardown of a seemingly rare old computer, but followers started unearthing much older, more controversial content of his in the backlash.
The Tale of the Free-Net, the Cheap Way Dial-Up Users Got Online
In the 80s, a defining online phenomenon—being able to use the internet for free—came from (of all places) Cleveland. Here’s the story of the Free-Net.
Apple’s Third Co-Founder Has Never Used an iPhone and Has No Regrets
83-year-old Ronald G. Wayne designed Apple’s first logo and cashed out his 10 percent share for just $800. But he would do it again in a heartbeat.
Researchers Made an Electrical Circuit Etch-A-Sketch in Crystals
The breakthrough paves the way for an “etch-a-sketch of nanoscale electrical connections.”
How the Humble CPU Launched NASA’s Golden Age of Space Exploration
Even today, retro-computing is carrying humanity to the edge of interstellar space.
Your Government's Hacking Tools Are Not Safe
From Cellebrite, to Shadow Brokers, to the CIA dump, so many recent data breaches have shown there is a real risk of exposure of government hacking tools.
The Great Failure of Wang Laboratories, the David to IBM’s Goliath
The minicomputer maker Wang Laboratories ran an ad during the Super Bowl long before Apple did. So why did the company and its minicomputers become a footnote?
[Premiere] Slugabed Hates Computers, So His New Music Video Is Filled with Them
Illustrator and animator Steve Smith made a video about computer history because apparently Slugabed is not a fan.
Here’s How to Build the First Large-Scale Quantum Computer
The only thing that remains is to actually build it.