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E. BolognesiAuthor : E. Bolognesi
21 December 2019, 10:59 am

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RIP Chuck Peddle - Legendary Founding Father of the Home Computers

Legendary engineer Chuck Peddle died on December 15, 2019. In case you didn't know, Chuck Peddle is the creator of the 6502 chip, the 8-bit microprocessor that started the home computer revolution. He also designed the KIM-1, probably the world's first single-board computer, and the Commodore PET, one of the first three personal computers, released in 1977.

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E. BolognesiAuthor : E. Bolognesi
15 September 2019, 5:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games: 1980

It's time to start talking about real games in this third chapter of the series.

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E. BolognesiAuthor : E. Bolognesi
14 September 2019, 5:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games: 1978-1979

In this second chapter of the story, we'll see what happened in the two years following the release of the home computers.

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E. BolognesiAuthor : E. Bolognesi
13 September 2019, 5:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games: 1977

Let's start this long journey from the year of the Trinity: 1977, when the first home computers were released.

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E. BolognesiAuthor : E. Bolognesi
12 September 2019, 5:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games and Platforms - Part 1: 1977-1982

If you own a computer today, it's either a PC or a Mac. Instead, not too many years ago, the world was full of crazy, tiny - and marvelous - machines called home computers. They had fancy names such as Apple II, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari 800, BBC Micro, Amiga, Atari ST, and more. It was the golden age of 8-bit and 16-bit technology.

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