The Computer History Museum - Where Computer History Lives

Located in Mountain View, California, The Computer History Museum is a place that for many of us is just too far away to visit. This is clearly something that the museum staff realise, and not being content with making a mass of articles available for reading on their web site, they've also got a packed YouTube channel which you can find over at http://www.youtube.com/computerhistory

The channel currently hosts a whopping 71 videos, ranging from such topics as The Secret History of Silicon Valley, Computer Graphics in Games, to The Origins of Linux and Charles Babbage & his Difference Engine.

There's hours of material available, and it'll take you an age to plough through, but it's a fantastic way to pass any spare time you might have.

Atari 1200XL vs. Dell Inspiron 1525

Clearly having a good sense of humour (and a bit of spare time on his hands!), Linux user Bill Kendrick has decided to pit his 21st century Dell Inspiron 1525 against his early 80's Atari 1200XL.

Unsurprisingly the Atari has absolutely no chance of winning, but some of the stats are mind-boggling.

Point your browser here to see the two machines go head-to-head.

Darran Jones' Retro Channel

Following in the footsteps of a number of other retro gamers, Retro Gamer Magazine's very own Darran Jones has decided to take the plunge, and has recently set-up his own channel over on You Tube.

Darran currently has 11 videos online - my favourite being the "Retro Gamer Does Shinobi" episode, and urge you to take a look at that and the other videos he's put together.

Check it out for yourself by visiting http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroGamerDaz, and don't forget to leave him some feedback.

A New Beginning

Yes, it's been over a year since my last update, and I apologise.

Things have been really busy with work, DIY and charity work, meaning this page has been very far down my priority list. That said, I'm determined to try and keep this up-to-date from now on, so please 'do' pop back on a regular basis and/or subscribe to the RSS feed.