MECC: When Generation X Got to Play Games in School
The majority of my formative years were spent growing up in Minnesota. I didn’t realize until much later in life that I had advantages afforded to me, from a computer technology standpoint, that other states simply did not have. MECC, originally the Minnesota...
The Weird, Wonderful Magic of the Speak & Spell
Some toys are fun. Some toys accidentally predict the future. The Texas Instruments Speak & Spell did both. To a kid in early middle school back in the late 70s / early 80s, it felt less like a spelling toy and more like a tiny robot computer from another planet....
IMPORTANT: change on Blog | Commodore
A new news item titled “C” You Soon – Commodore 64 Ultimate Line-Up Expands with C64C Edition Later this Year (dated April 28, 2026) was added to the What’s New feed and includes a “News” link. https://commodore.net/news/...
Re-Introducing the C64C!
We knew from the start, it would be a race. From the moment the first Commodore 64 Ultimate arrived, the community was going to find a way to give their Ultimate the C64C ‘Slimline’ treatment. We knew you wanted it. We were hoping we could beat you to it....
Atari 2600 Adventure: That Old Cartridge Still Meant Something
I pulled something off the shelf the other day that I haven’t looked at in a while. It’s an old cartridge from the Atari 2600. The game: Adventure. You don’t need to be into games to follow this; it’s more about the connection than anything else. I was about ten when...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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