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Computer science would not be the same without personal computers. In theWest the so called PC revolution started in the late '70s and has its roots inhobbyists and do-it-yourself clubs. In the following years the diffusion ofhome and personal computers has made the discipline closer to many people. Abit later, to a lesser extent, yet in a similar way, the revolution took placealso in East European countries. Today, the scenario of personal computing hascompletely changed, however the computers of the '80s are still objects offascination for a number of retrocomputing fans who enjoy using, programmingand hacking the old 8-bits. The paper highlights the continuity betweenyesterday's hobbyists and today's retrocomputing enthusiasts, particularlyfocusing on East European PCs. Besides the preservation of old hardware andsoftware, the community is engaged in the development of emulators and crosscompilers. Such tools can be used for historical investigation, for example totrace the origins of the BASIC interpreters loaded in the ROMs of East EuropeanPCs.

Discovering Eastern European PCs by hacking them. Today