The Atari 520ST was Atari's first 16-bit salvo in the personal computer wars of the 1980s. A new book by ExtremeTech Editor-in-Chief Jamie Lendino shows the tremendous influence the ST had on both ...

To demonstrate the stunning capability of its new Amiga computer, Commodore often displays on its screen a surprisingly realistic picture of a colorful bouncing ball. So it was a deliberate challenge ...

Most people know Atari for its line of famous home game consoles—most notably, the Atari 2600, 5200, and 7800 machines of the 1970s and 80s. But Atari produced home computers as well, releasing over a ...

Matt Whelan is a freelance writer, author and copyeditor. He grew up with the ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and Amiga 500 before building his own PC at age 12. He plays a wide range of games, but prefers ...

This article was taken from the September 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content ...

Desktop environments are the norm as computer interfaces these days, but there was once a time when they were a futuristic novelty whose mere presence on a computer marked it out as something special.

Atari ST programmer and developer Steve Bak died yesterday at the age of 66 after several years of complications with diabetes, according to his son Philip. Bak is perhaps best known as the programmer ...

That's when the problems started. Commodore's primary woes were always about money, and 1985 was no exception. Sales of the Commodore 64 were still going strong, but the price wars had slashed the ...

If you thought the '80s was just about big phones and haircuts, think again; it was also the start of a music production revolution When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...