Retro Thing Top 10 Lists

We've only succeeded in publishing one 'Top 10' list in Retro Thing's entire existence because the gnomes tend to get carried away and end up with odd numbers like 19. With that admission out of the way, here's a look at some of the 'Top X' lists that have graced these pages over the past year or so:

Retro Thing's 'Top 20 Retro Cars': I think this one actually grew to include 25 cars by the time it appeared in my book. One thing many of these vehicles share is simplicity, although several were technically flawed or suffered from massive variations in quality. One final note: accurately ranking these retrocars was  almost impossible -- they're all bucket loads of fun.

Retro Thing's 'Top 19 Oddball Microcomputers': People tend to forget that for every well-known microcomputer like the Apple II or the Commodore 64, there were dozens of less popular designs. Here's an introduction to a few of strange beasts from the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the Mattel Aquarius, Cambridge Z88 notepad, Jupiter ACE, and the Commodore PET 64 'Frankenputer'.

Retro Thing's 'Top Ten Retrocomputers': Here's a glimpse of some old-school micros that you can still get your hands on today. Some are original hardware that has been hiding in the back of a warehouse for 20 years, while other machines are modernized recreations of vintage hardware and software. Either way, they offer the vintage experience without having to scour swap meets and classified ads. And before you start mumbling about the lack of a few classics, remember that the list only features machines you can actually buy right now.