Archive - Goto 10: Retro Computing & Gaming

Mapping the Atari from Compute! Books

One Atari 8-bit book that it seems like nearly everyone had was Mapping the Atari by Ian Chadwick.

Apr 15 • Paul Lefebvre

An Atari 8-bit Computer Timeline

The Atari 8-bit computers were introduced in 1979 and discontinued in 1992.

Apr 8 • Paul Lefebvre

Paperweight, an April Fool's Prank from 40 years ago

Get some use out of that obsolete 8-bit Atari

Apr 1 • Paul Lefebvre

March 2026

A Look at some Retro Desktop Graphical User Interfaces

The graphical user interface (GUI) is commonplace on all computing devices today, but this was not true in the early days of computing.

Mar 25 • Paul Lefebvre

That's a paddlin': My Favorite Atari 2600 Paddle Games

Overall, there are not a ton of Atari 2600 games that use the paddle controllers.

Mar 18 • Paul Lefebvre

Mac OS X 25th Anniversary: The Foundation of Apple's Incredible Rise

Apple shipped the first release of Mac OS X on March 24, 2001.

Mar 11 • Paul Lefebvre

I’ve previously written about some version of BASIC for the Atari ST, some of which you might recognize:

Mar 4 • Paul Lefebvre

February 2026

Magnavox Odyssey 2

Game console that looked like a computer

Feb 25 • Paul Lefebvre

Check out the new Goto 10 Store!

For Goto 10’s 4th anniversary I’m pleased to announce that Goto 10 now has a store! If you want some retro Atari stuff for your workspace, you can pick…

Feb 19 • Paul Lefebvre

Atari ST Software Accelerators

Turbo ST, Quick ST, Warp 9 and NVDI

Feb 18 • Paul Lefebvre

Video: A Brief Overview of the Atari 800XL

For the past year or so, I’ve been a member of the New England Vintage Electronics Club (NEVEC).

Feb 11 • Paul Lefebvre

Introduction of the Atari 400/800 in 1979

I wasn’t there at the time, but it must have been amazing when the Atari 400/800 were both introduced in late 1979.

Feb 4 • Paul Lefebvre

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