Retro Computing

The SuperDisk was a better floppy, but the world didn’t want a better floppy

• History
• physical media
• Retro Computing
• Storage
• Technology

The SuperDisk was a better floppy, but the world didn’t want a better floppy

Sydney Butler May 14, 2026

SuperDisks looked perfect on paper—here's why they lost to CDs anyway

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Everyone thinks USB killed this 66-year-old PC port (but it secretly runs the modern world)

• IBM
• PC components
• Retro Computing
• Technology
• USB
• USB-C

Everyone thinks USB killed this 66-year-old PC port (but it secretly runs the modern world)

Sydney Butler May 5, 2026

This 66-year-old precursor to USB refuses to become obsolete

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6 hobbies that are better with a Raspberry Pi

• 3d Printers
• Raspberry Pi
• Retro Computing
• Retro Gaming
• Single-Board Computers
• Technology

6 hobbies that are better with a Raspberry Pi

Tim Brookes April 29, 2026

Everything is better with Pi.

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5 3D printer projects that transform a Raspberry Pi into authentic retro hardware

• 3D Printing
• DIY
• Raspberry Pi
• Retro Computing
• Retro Gaming
• Technology

5 3D printer projects that transform a Raspberry Pi into authentic retro hardware

Sydney Butler April 26, 2026

Using a robot to make a retro gaming system is just cool.

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Hot-swappable hard drives seemed brilliant in the ’90s—here’s why Iomega Jaz never stood a chance

• Backup & Recovery
• pc building
• Retro Computing
• Storage
• Technology

Hot-swappable hard drives seemed brilliant in the ’90s—here’s why Iomega Jaz never stood a chance

Sydney Butler April 18, 2026

The Jaz drive wasn't music to anyone's ears.

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6 devices that can’t run DOOM

• Applications
• DIY
• DOOM
• Retro Computing
• Technology

6 devices that can’t run DOOM

Ismar Hrnjicevic April 9, 2026

Maybe DOOM can't run on everything after all.

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10 reasons a hi-fi system is still worth buying

• Audio
• Audio/Video
• Retro Computing
• Speakers
• Technology

10 reasons a hi-fi system is still worth buying

Sydney Butler April 5, 2026

The only way to do your music justice.

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5 bizarre retro devices that prove floppy disks weren’t just for beige PCs

• Retro Computing
• Storage
• Technology

5 bizarre retro devices that prove floppy disks weren’t just for beige PCs

Monica J. White March 19, 2026

It's shocking how many obscure pieces of 90s hardware ran on floppy disks

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Whatever happened to Unix workstations?

• Linux
• Retro Computing
• Technology

Whatever happened to Unix workstations?

David Delony March 13, 2026

These powerful computers ruled technical tasks in the '80s and '90s. Can you still find one today?

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Before the USB flash drive: 5 ‘floppy killers’ that lost the retro storage war

• History
• physical media
• Retro Computing
• Storage
• Technology

Before the USB flash drive: 5 ‘floppy killers’ that lost the retro storage war

Sydney Butler March 12, 2026

Why Zip disks and LS-120s couldn't defeat the 1.44MB disk

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