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Queue outside Electronics Boutique in Preston for the Windows 95 midnight launch, 1995

Tech Turning Points: Starting Up the Future – Windows 95 and the Birth of Modern Computing

2 June 2025 Nathan Clarke 0

Windows 95 wasn’t just a software release — it was a cultural event. In Preston and beyond, we queued in the rain for a cardboard box that changed how we compute. From Plug and Play to that Eno chime, this retrospective captures the start of a digital era.

Loading… Please Wait: The Lost Rituals of Cassette-Based Gaming

29 April 2025 Sophie Calder 0

Before downloads became instant, gaming was an act of patience, hope, and whirring cassette decks. Sophie Calder takes us back to an era where every screech and shimmer held the promise of a new pixelated world — and why those rituals still matter today

3dfx Voodoo: A split-scene showing a retro CRT gaming setup with a Voodoo Graphics card and a modern high-FPS RTX PC, illustrating frame rate evolution.

Voodoo Resurrection: How 3dfx Sparked the Frame Rate Obsession

27 March 2025 Nathan Clarke 0

From the moment 3dfx Voodoo cards hit our beige boxes, the race for smooth frame rates began. This nostalgic deep dive explores how Glide changed PC gaming forever — and why we’re still chasing that perfect 60+ FPS even today. A retro resurrection for performance purists.

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