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I'm Not Doctor Who
I'm Not Doctor WhoOct 11, 2026
#oneaday Day 856: Flurry of activity
As so often happens after I have a day of feeling a bit maudlin, today I had a day where I got a lot done. Six videos, to be exact, including both Atari 8-bit and Atari ST videos. It's good to be getting back into the rhythm of these, and I really enjoyed the games...
atariatari 8-bit games
I'm Not Doctor Who
I'm Not Doctor WhoAug 28, 2026
#oneaday Day 812: Research update
My efforts to catalogue all the noteworthy mentions of Atari home computer games and software (including type-in listings) that I might, one day, want to make a video about are proceeding apace. I have finished reviewing issue 50 of Page 6/New Atari User, and my spreadsheet is up to 1,179 lines. This may have been...
ataricomputer magazines
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 22, 2023
When Atari Was Politicized
The story of how the “Atari Democrats” came to shape the way politics and technology work together, for good and bad.
atariatari games
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 24, 2022
The Original “Universal” Port
The Atari 2600’s joystick port had a history that survived for nearly two decades on a variety of systems, from the Sega Master System to the 3DO. Not that cross-compatibility is exactly perfect.
atariatari 2600
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetNov 12, 2021
The Scrolling Orb
The evolution of the trackball, which is more than an upside-down mouse. It's the Royal Canadian Navy’s greatest gift to modern-day computing. Really.
mousecomputers
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 4, 2019
Simulated Fireworks
How computers have helped to reinvent fireworks displays through timing and elaborate simulation techniques. It’s kinda like a mix of old and new technology.
fireworksexplosives
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 7, 2019
In Total Control
From the arcades to the living room, how the controller has evolved—and why one tech historian, Benj Edwards, started building his own.
video gamesgaming
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 14, 2018
Retail’s Tech Champion
Sears and Roebuck—a firm that has seen better days—helped sell the public on computers, video games, and online services. (They made great catalogs, too.)
searssears and roebuck
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 9, 2017
Reverse-Engineering The Industry
Third-party developers weren't always quite so revered in the video game industry, but a pair of legal decisions helped them earn their place at the table.
video gamesnintendo
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetSep 8, 2016
What a Wonderful World
Staffed by former Atari employees and with a big hit on its hands, Worlds of Wonder tried to ride Teddy Ruxpin to the promised land. They failed, fast.
nintendoteddy ruxpin
Anil Dash
Anil DashJan 23, 2015
How Software Works
Here’s a lesson in how software development works. Say you’d like to port a popular arcade game to your home video console. You can give a guy like Tod Frye four months to do a good-enough version of Pac-Man. It’ll sell 7 million copies, even though it looks... not great. Or, you can wait for 30…
softwaretech

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