Benj Edwards
@benjedwards.com
Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech Historian. Bylines Fast Company / The Atlantic / Retronauts. http://www.benjedwards.com Founder http://Vintagecomputing.com
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Benj Edwards
@benjedwards.com
· Nov 8
Vintage Computing and Gaming
VC&G is a blog about computer, video game, and technology history founded in 2005 and run by Benj Edwards.
www.vintagecomputing.com
Someone suggested I start a retro tech blog—I already did in 2005! 😁 www.vintagecomputing.com
560+ more works: www.benjedwards.com/works.php
Culture of Tech podcast: www.thecultureoftech.com
Retro works for HTG: www.howtogeek.com/826448/best-...
MIT Press book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
560+ more works: www.benjedwards.com/works.php
Culture of Tech podcast: www.thecultureoftech.com
Retro works for HTG: www.howtogeek.com/826448/best-...
MIT Press book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
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Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Some time in the future, as fire rains from the sky and the oceans boil, Earth will experience its last-ever Monday, and Garfield will be well pleased
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Some time in the future, as fire rains from the sky and the oceans boil, Earth will experience its last-ever Monday, and Garfield will be well pleased
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I absolutely love this story about John Buck tracking down the creator of the TIFF file format. A must-read for any tech history fan!
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
Mr TIFF
For as long as I have published my books, one of my overarching goals was to give credit to those who actually invented the hardware and software that we use.
I have spent 10,000+ hours to create an ...
inventingthefuture.ghost.io
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I absolutely love this story about John Buck tracking down the creator of the TIFF file format. A must-read for any tech history fan!
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/
I’d play this game
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’d play this game
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This humanoid robot from China’s Unitree is attracting a crowd in the Web Summit speakers’ lounge. It’s whipping about VERY quickly, in a way that’s a little unsettling.
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This humanoid robot from China’s Unitree is attracting a crowd in the Web Summit speakers’ lounge. It’s whipping about VERY quickly, in a way that’s a little unsettling.
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Day #156: Dallas Cowboys (1992)
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Day #156: Dallas Cowboys (1992)
I think about this kind of thing a lot now when I see the “Politics and Government of the US”-type books on my bookshelves, all of which now feel wildly obsolete
Imagine going to extra school for learning all the laws real good and then they stop using them. Hilarious.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I think about this kind of thing a lot now when I see the “Politics and Government of the US”-type books on my bookshelves, all of which now feel wildly obsolete
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Imagine going to extra school for learning all the laws real good and then they stop using them. Hilarious.
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Imagine going to extra school for learning all the laws real good and then they stop using them. Hilarious.
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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I used to think this was just me getting older – too many games, too little time – but through market research work over the past five years I’ve seen this “oversupply apocalypse firsthand.
The number of games released annually on Steam has quadrupled over the past 10 years:
The number of games released annually on Steam has quadrupled over the past 10 years:
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I used to think this was just me getting older – too many games, too little time – but through market research work over the past five years I’ve seen this “oversupply apocalypse firsthand.
The number of games released annually on Steam has quadrupled over the past 10 years:
The number of games released annually on Steam has quadrupled over the past 10 years:
Here we go!
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Here we go!
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Tea, Earl Grey, cold
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tea, Earl Grey, cold
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Gaming Alexandria is a huge deal in game culture preservation. Incredible organization. Probably the single most important group this side of the VGHF
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!
Hard to believe it's already been ten years that Gaming Alexandria has been around. Here's a (late) article about our history, as well as special thanks and small blurbs from others of what Gaming Alexandria has meant to them. Here's to another ten years! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/g...
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Gaming Alexandria is a huge deal in game culture preservation. Incredible organization. Probably the single most important group this side of the VGHF
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!
Has anybody ever written about the video game oversupply apocalypse where there are way too many high quality video games to play — far more than any consumer audience could commercially sustain them
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Has anybody ever written about the video game oversupply apocalypse where there are way too many high quality video games to play — far more than any consumer audience could commercially sustain them
I want a video game that gives you “inexperience points” for being irresponsible and reckless. Instead of leveling up, your character levels down, losing skills, stats, and even basic motor control until they’re just a gibbering mass of pixels
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I want a video game that gives you “inexperience points” for being irresponsible and reckless. Instead of leveling up, your character levels down, losing skills, stats, and even basic motor control until they’re just a gibbering mass of pixels
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gaming magazines used to be so true........
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
gaming magazines used to be so true........
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I had a very similar model back in the day. It had like a 2.5” screen. It was my dorm room entertainment.
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I had a very similar model back in the day. It had like a 2.5” screen. It was my dorm room entertainment.
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So, this is what the Duke Nukem 3D opening Theme (Grabbag) sounds on the Guillemot Maxi Studio Dynamic 3D - using the officially licensed 4 MB Roland sound font (GSSBK320.94b).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So, this is what the Duke Nukem 3D opening Theme (Grabbag) sounds on the Guillemot Maxi Studio Dynamic 3D - using the officially licensed 4 MB Roland sound font (GSSBK320.94b).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
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I’m not usually a fan of modern case replacements, but this is a handsome machine. I love it
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I’m not usually a fan of modern case replacements, but this is a handsome machine. I love it
My dad warned me about screen burn-in when I was a kid with my Apple II
I almost immediately tried to purposely burn “BENJ” into a VT-125 terminal I got from a dumpster
Sadly it never worked—I was not patient enough to leave it on the thousands of hours it would likely take!
I almost immediately tried to purposely burn “BENJ” into a VT-125 terminal I got from a dumpster
Sadly it never worked—I was not patient enough to leave it on the thousands of hours it would likely take!
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My dad warned me about screen burn-in when I was a kid with my Apple II
I almost immediately tried to purposely burn “BENJ” into a VT-125 terminal I got from a dumpster
Sadly it never worked—I was not patient enough to leave it on the thousands of hours it would likely take!
I almost immediately tried to purposely burn “BENJ” into a VT-125 terminal I got from a dumpster
Sadly it never worked—I was not patient enough to leave it on the thousands of hours it would likely take!
This is awesome
Super Micro Data East BurgerTime Keychain
Hyper Mega Tech! - 2025
Source: padandpixel.com/a-history-of...
#Handcandy
Hyper Mega Tech! - 2025
Source: padandpixel.com/a-history-of...
#Handcandy
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is awesome
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An interview with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle on copyright lawsuits that threatened to bankrupt the nonprofit, fair use, IA's future, AI, and more (Ashley Belanger/Ars Technica)
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November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
An interview with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle on copyright lawsuits that threatened to bankrupt the nonprofit, fair use, IA's future, AI, and more (Ashley Belanger/Ars Technica)
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