13 years ago this week, Intel stopped making motherboards after years as an industry leader. This blog post explores why. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing. https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-intel-stopped-making-motherboards/

I hear a lot about IBM's "Death Star" hard drives, the infamous 75GXP. The thing is, the 75GXP was a fluke. Other IBM hard drives were (and are) outstanding. In this blog post, we explore what happened to IBM's hard drive business. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-death-star-that-killed-ibms-hard-drive-business/

The Fairchild Channel F was the first cartridge-based game console. Jerry Lawson, the engineer who made it all work, was born 85 years ago this week. #retrogaming https://dfarq.homeip.net/fairchild-channel-f-first-of-its-kind/

The Magnavox Odyssey 2 is the forgotten second-generation video game console. Before Colecovision came along, it was the third most successful console of its era behind Atari and Mattel. Its secret: Appeal to teenage audiences. It launched Dec 1, 1978. #retrogaming https://dfarq.homeip.net/magnavox-odyssey-2-overlooked-game-console/

27 years ago, AOL paid $4.2 billion for the hollowed out shell of Netscape. In this blog post, we explore what they were thinking. They had reasons, even if the reasons weren't great. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-aol-bought-netscape/

Microsoft Windows 1.0 came out 40 years ago today. Problem is, it was two years late, which doomed the flagship computer it was going to run on. And that early bet on Windows sunk Tandy computers in the long run. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-the-tandy-2000-doomed-tandy-computers/

The Tandy 1000, first released 41 years ago this month, was a IBM PCjr clone that became the best-selling IBM PC compatible in North America. Its legion of followup models survived on the market into the early 1990s. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/tandy-1000-models/

At one time, Syquest was the king of removable hard drives. But cheaper forms of mass storage did them in, and 27 years ago today, Syquest filed bankruptcy. This blog post looks at their rise and fall. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-rise-and-fall-of-syquest/

Ira Velinsky was an industrial designer for Commodore and Atari, responsible for the innovative design of the Commodore SX-64, Plus/4, Porsche PETs, and the Atari ST. Sadly, he died much too young at age 46. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/ira-velinsky-industrial-designer-of-the-commodore-64/

48 years ago this week, Radio Shack introduced its TRS-80 computer. Tandy hoped to sell 5,000 units but 250,000 people signed up for the waiting list, shattering expectations. An ecosystem quickly sprung up around it. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/radio-shacks-trs-80-introduced-aug-3-1977/