Tristan Donovan, a U.K. writer who has contributed to Edge and The Guardian*, has just released a new book called* Replay: The History of Video Games. Wired.com is pleased to share several excerpts ...

At the end of the 1970s, the 8-bit home computer market had been under way for several years. Companies like Apple and Commodore had produced machines that retain a cult following to this day, and ...

The ZX80 is an odd mix of wonderful things, like the powerful platform and less impressive hardware, such as the cameras and the batteries. But the biggest issue here is the price, which is multiple ...

[Retro Shack’s] ZX81 died, and while he tried to figure out the fix, he decided to build a new one. Of course, building a circa-1980-something computer from new parts is a bit daunting. Unless you ...

Thirty years ago this month, Clive Sinclair launched a computer that he hoped would change the world. In the majority of cases it only changed the way people played primitive computer games, but it ...