Younger generations weren't around when the best-selling desktop computer of all time launched. Officially recognized by Guinness World Records, the Commodore 64 (C64) arrived amid much intrigue in ...

CRN was launched in 1982, back then it was known as Computer Retail News. As part of our 30th anniversary, we look back at some memorable computer ads from the early days of CRN, like this Texas ...

The 1980s were a great decade, especially for groundbreaking tech innovations. It gave us consumer electronics like the Sony Walkman, compact discs, and mobile phones, and also introduced medical ...

A man wearing retro headphones sits and works at an old '80s PC. - Stock-Asso/Shutterstock The 1980s are a fascinating period in recent history. It was the decade when regular people really started to ...

Got boxes of old electronics in the attic, garage, or your parents' basement? A lot of that "junk" is just outdated 80s tech that nobody uses anymore. But to collectors, those same gadgets can mean ...

The Motorola 6809, released in 1978, was the follow-up to their 6800 from four years earlier. It’s a powerful little chip with many 16-bit features, although it’s an 8-bit micro at heart. Despite its ...

Nintendo introduced the world’s first handheld clamshell gaming system, the Game & Watch, in 1980. The company continued that design with the Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS, but ...

The 1980s are a fascinating period in recent history. It was the decade when regular people really started to experience the high-tech revolution, which, up to that point, had largely been limited to ...