RetroSpotlight

Retro spotlight: Teresa Maughan and videogame magazines

In 1983 Teresa Maughan graduated from the University of Reading with a bachelor of science honors degree in Psychology and Zoology.

Retro spotlight: Rebecca G. Bettencourt and bitmap fonts

Rebecca Bettencourt was drawn to computer programming from the age of 10, when she built her first website and started creating Macintosh bitmap fonts using only a resource editing tool.

Retro spotlight: John Grant and Sinclair BASIC

Earlier this month, Zilog announced that it would be discontinuing the Z80 microprocessor after 48 years of production.

Retro spotlight: Jeri Ellsworth and the FPGA computer

Jeri Ellsworth turns 50 this year. Her first job was building and racing cars, but in 2002 she kicked off the FPGA computer revolution with the C-One.

Retro spotlight: Mark Dean and the IBM PC

You might have read about Dr. Mark E. Dean elsewhere this month.

Retro spotlight: Hedy Lamarr and wireless networks

I first heard the name Hedy Lamarr in Mel Brooks’ film “Blazing Saddles”.

Retro spotlight: Avril Harrison and Deluxe Paint

Deluxe Paint was a bitmap graphics editor created by Dan Silva and published for the then-new Amiga 1000 by Electronic Arts in 1985.

Retro spotlight: Andy Remic and the 8-bits

Andrey John “Andy” Remic was a writer, filmmaker and retro computer enthusiast.