Build your own RAM: Upgrading an ancient 386 PC to 64MB RAM using custom-built memory
With some courage, you can do the same
Two of the world's first desktop PCs discovered during routine home cleaning
Only three of the Intel 8008-powered Q1 PCs are known to still exist
In a nutshell: Even in this connected era where anything of value already seems to be on eBay, amazing discoveries are being made. In London, a routine house cleaning by a waste company uncovered two of the world's first desktop PCs, released back in the early 1970s, of which only three are known to still exist today.
Unusual silicon-on-sapphire chip unearthed in ancient HP floppy disk drive
A "technology of the future" that ultimately lost to silicon
Tron aficionado rescues extremely rare working arcade game his neighbor almost threw out
Hitting the lottery: A Chicago man recently stumbled upon a video game discovery that was nothing short of hitting the lottery in terms of the odds and coincidences surrounding the find. The item was a rare arcade game from 1983. The classic cabinet-style quarter-thief is worth well over $10,000, but he has no plans of selling it, partly because of the story behind this incredible find.
Modder is hosting his personal website on a 40-year-old IBM PCjr
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
New, customizable IBM Model F keyboards are now available
In brief: Mechanical keyboard manufacturers have spent years trying to recapture the feel and sound of classic keyboards like IBM's iconic Model M. In 2017, a revival project reproduced the Model M's predecessor - the 1981 Model F. The project recently introduced several new models with extensive customization options.
Prototype Apple-1 computer used by Steve Jobs auctioned for almost $700,000
Over 1,000 times its original price
An Apple-1 signed by Steve Wozniak is being auctioned for an estimated $480,000
The most expensive model ever sold was around twice that amount
Seattle museum has ultra-rare Apple I computer on display
The one-of-a-kind exhibit used to sit in Steve Jobs' office