Welcome! This website has a split personality (a bit like me). First, it is devoted to my fascination with early microcomputers. I was there at the beginning of the microcomputer revolution. I remember when you could build your own computer from scratch, and program it yourself to do what you wanted it to do. It was a…
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Once upon a time, microcomputers were simple and easy to understand. So simple in fact that a kid like me, with no computer experience whatsoever, could actually understand them, build them, program them, and put them to work in his very own projects!
The microcomputer is an incredible, revolutionary invention. Like the electric light, the printing press, and the wheel, it has changed the world. Without microcomputers, the internet, and perhaps even "life as we know it" would not be possible!