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- Instance of
- hobby
- Subclass of
- industrial heritage site
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- Retrocomputing 2010 Athens Greece.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Retrocomputing
- Commons category
- Retrocomputing
- partially coincident with
- digital preservation
- Stack Exchange site URL
- retrocomputing.stackexchange.com
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Hardware retrocomputing
- Historic systems
- "Homebrew" computers
- Software retrocomputing
- In popular culture
- Education
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- References
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thumb|The 1977 Apple II
Retrocomputing is the current use of older computer hardware and software. Retrocomputing is usually classed as a hobby and recreation rather than a practical application of technology; enthusiasts often collect rare and valuable hardware and software for sentimental reasons.
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