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90s Web Nostalgia: Why the Weird, Wonderful Internet Still Shapes Us

13 March 2025 Rachel Whitmore 0

The internet of the 90s was wild, weird, and wonderfully personal. From Geocities and WebRings to guestbooks and hit counters, it was a digital frontier built by passionate users. This nostalgic dive into the quirky corners of early online culture will remind you of a time when the web was truly unique.

Screensaver Nostalgia: A split-screen showing a classic 1990s CRT monitor with the Flying Toasters screensaver from After Dark, alongside a modern OLED display featuring an AI-generated neon digital artwork, set in a dimly lit tech workspace

Screensavers Nostalgia: When Our Computers Reflected Who We Really Were

13 March 2025 Gary Holloway 0

From Flying Toasters to 3D Pipes, screensavers were once the heartbeat of personal computing. What happened to them, and could they return in the age of AI?

AI bridging 8-bit computing and modern artificial intelligence for Gen X

From 8 Bits to AI: How Gen X Witnessed the Birth of Artificial Intelligence

13 March 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

From screeching cassette loads and BASIC programs to modern AI chatbots and generative tools, Gen X has lived the entire evolution of personal computing. This article explores how a hands-on, 8-bit mindset shaped today’s AI breakthroughs—and what it all means for technology’s next chapter.

My CPC, AI, and Me: When Artificial Intelligence Came to the Amstrad

3 March 2025 Nathan Clarke 0

In 1986, AI on home computers was a fantasy—until Amstrads and Artificial Intelligence made it real. Discover how an 8-bit machine with just 64K of RAM ran poetry generators, translators, and learning algorithms decades before today’s AI revolution.

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