Retro Retronews Issue 1: The Dawn of the Digital Age

March 1982, the dawn of the digital age. Computers were the size of refrigerators, and the internet was still just a twinkle in the eye of some nerds in California.

The Apple II

Released in 1977, the Apple II was one of the first mass-produced personal computers in the world. It came with a whopping 8KB of RAM, a 1KB floppy disk drive, and a price tag of $1,000. We're not kidding. Read more about the Apple II

The Commodore 64

Also released in 1982, the Commodore 64 was the first successful mass-market computer to use a keyboard as its primary input device. It had 64KB of RAM, a 16KB floppy disk drive, and a price tag of $500. It was basically just a fancy paperweight with a few buttons. Learn more about the Commodore 64

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