One of the better retro historians out there on YouTube is the 8-Bit Guy, and after years of wanting to do something like this, it’s finally happening. The 8-Bit Guy is building his dream computer, ...

As part of his computer science curriculum at Texas A&M University in the early 2000s, [Paul Krizak] took a computer architecture course on the basics of their functioning. This and being exposed to ...

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 about ...

Arm's Cortex M3 architecture hits power and performance targets using only Thumb and Thumb 2 instructions. Can developers utilize a 32-bit architecture with a clear upgrade path even when low power ...

The 8-bit PIC has made its mark as a mainstream architecture. To-morrow's PIC is moving up to a 16-bit implementation with added DSP functionality. Proprietary PIC vendor Microchip is developing the ...

In a nutshell: Atari's 8-bit computers first launched in 1979, selling for between $549 and $999 and taking up the space of a full desktop machine. Now, more than four decades later, a Polish engineer ...

Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it's 'bollocks' The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic ...

Intel was inside the first personal computer, but how and why it got picked is sometimes a matter of contention. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make ...

In 1979, Atari released the Atari 400 and 800, groundbreaking home computers that included custom graphics and sound chips, four joystick ports, and the ability to run the most advanced home video ...