A personal archive of retro computers, classic games, BBS experiments, emulation projects, open-source builds, and blinking-cursor memories preserving the machines, software, and digital oddities that started it all.
We believe retro computing is best preserved through hands-on projects, practical guides, shared memories, and a healthy respect for blinking cursors.
Retro Realm is a Home for preservation, experimentation, storytelling, and sharing around the computers, software, games, and communities that helped shape the digital age.
From appliance-style builds and emulation setups to BBS experiments and classic software explorations, this is where I document the work: build notes, screenshots, practical lessons, project files, and the occasional late-night discovery from the blinking-cursor frontier.
Whether you’re here to relive the past, learn something new, or build something yourself, you’re in the right place.
Retro Realm projects are hands-on experiments in keeping classic computing alive through modern tools, open-source software, Raspberry Pi builds, emulation environments, and carefully documented workflows.
Commodore computing, rebuilt for modern Pi hardware.
An appliance-style Raspberry Pi environment for Commodore 64 and 128 emulation, powered by VICE, SDL2, and a custom console menu.
A modern gateway to the TRS-80 and Tandy world.
A console-first retro appliance concept built around SDLTRS for exploring the Model III, Model 4, BASIC, text adventures, and Tandy lore.
Curated retro-gaming setups and experiments.
Notes, configs, themes, controller tweaks, scraping workflows, and build logs for polished retro-gaming systems.