We’ve seen our share of homebrew computers over the years. Usually, these bare-bone systems use a small, early 80s-era microprocessor such as the Z80 or 6502. These little 8-bit machines are awesome, ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--If you've never seen a couple hundred bona-fide geeks sitting on the edge of their seats with excitement, you should have been on hand Saturday for an appreciation of the 30th ...

Today marks the 38th anniversary of the first Homebrew Computer Club meeting. The Homebrew Computer Club was an eclectic collection of computer enthusiasts who gathered to meet and talk about tech. It ...

When building your own homebrew computer, everything is a challenge. Ultimately, that’s kind of the point. If you didn’t want to really get your hands dirty with the nuts and bolts of the thing, you ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- In this corner, it's Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. In that corner, it's phone phreaking pioneer Captain Crunch. Over there, it's Apple employee No. 1 Bill Fernandez, and ...

I never belonged to Silicon Valley’s famous Homebrew Computer Club. I was a little too young to have joined it in its prime, and I lived on the wrong coast. But by the time I got interested in PCs in ...

An informal group of hobbyists interested in promoting computers for the masses. Founded in 1975 by Gordon French and Fred Moore, Homebrew Computer Club members first met at a Community Computer ...

is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Despite its humble name, the Homebrew ...

Click to viewYou've hacked your Wii to run homebrew apps and play back DVDs without any difficult hardware hacking and now you want to dive into more of your homebrew ...