History
The Mystery of the Missing Moon Tapes
A desire to have the moon walk broadcast during prime-time US viewing hours, after the moon set there, meant that NASA would have to rely on a dish in a sheep paddock in Australia to [more…]
Articles by paleotronic
Features
Live from the Moon: One Giant Transmission for Humankind
The impact the live broadcast of the Moon walk had on the populace of Western countries cannot be overstated. Witnessing such a momentous event live made people feel they were a part of it, and [more…]
Computers
The Diskee: Apollo’s most important crewmember
Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong’s tense two-word report came over the loudspeakers at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston, more of a question than a statement as he and and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin rapidly descended [more…]
Editorials
T-Minus Zero: Space… the Final Frontier
Note: This is the editorial from issue #3 of Paleotronic… Some people believe the opposable thumb is the secret to humanity’s success. But not me. For me, I think the knowledge of our mortality, of [more…]
Announcements
Announcing Paleotronic’s Retro-Slack
Our new Slack community is dedicated to retro-gaming, vintage computing, classic electronics, chiptune, pixel and text art and more… Join us and chat about your favourite consoles and computers, the latest and greatest games, your [more…]
Apple II
microM8 Update: Introducing microTracker
Sound was never the Apple II’s strong suit – designed in the mid-1970s, it came with a simple ‘beeper’ that could typically only produce simple sound effects, and certainly not music of any reasonable [more…]
Apple II
Paleotronic’s 12 Years of Retro-Christmas (Combined Download)
Our tour of electronic Christmas gifts past has concluded, but if you missed it, don’t worry! You can catch up by downloading all of the episodes in a single file via the link below. Download [more…]
Consumer Electronics
Paleotronic’s 12 Years of Retro-Christmas Year Twelve: 1991
Our twelfth instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas visit to the past includes the Super Nintendo, Sonic the Hedgehog and Lemmings! Click on each image for the full-sized copy or download the PDF Version
Computers
Paleotronic’s 12 Years of Retro-Christmas Year Eleven: 1990
Our eleventh instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas visit to the past includes the TurboGrafx 16, Super Mario 3, Populous and the Macintosh LC. Click on each image for the full-sized copy or download [more…]
Atari
Paleotronic’s 12 Years of Retro-Christmas Year Ten: 1989
Our tenth instalment of our 12 Years of Retro-Christmas visit to the past includes the Sega Megadrive / Genesis, handheld consoles, funky joysticks, Tetris and much more! Click on each image for the full-sized copy [more…]