Usagi’s New Computer is a Gas!
[Dave] over at Usagi Electric has a mystery on his hands in the form of a computer. He picked up a Motorola 68000 based machine at a local swap meet. …read more Continue reading Usagi’s New Computer is a Gas!
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CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Runs on A Bendix G-15 in 2025
The Bendix G-15 refurbished by [David at Usagi Electric] is well known as the oldest digital computer in North America. The question [David] gets most is “what can you do …read more Continue reading CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Runs on A Bendix G-15 in 2025
Celebrating 30 Years of Windows 95 at VCF
It’s been 30 years since Windows 95 launched. [Ms-Dos5] and [Commodore Z] are celebrating with an epic exhibit at VCF East 2025. They had no fewer than nine computers — …read more Continue reading Celebrating 30 Years of Windows 95 at VCF
The Perfect Pi Pico Portable Computer
[Abe] wanted the perfect portable computer. He has a DevTerm, but it didn’t quite fit his needs. This is Hackaday after all, so he loaded up his favorite CAD software …read more Continue reading The Perfect Pi Pico Portable Computer
Software Lets You Paint Surface Patterns on 3D Prints
Just when you think you’ve learned all the latest 3D printing tricks, [TenTech] shows up with an update to their Fuzzyficator post-processing script. This time, the GPL v3 licensed program …read more Continue reading Software Lets You Paint Surface Patterns on 3D Prints
The Twisted History of Ethernet on Twisted Pair Wiring
We all take Ethernet and its ubiquitous RJ-45 connector for granted these days. But Ethernet didn’t start with twisted pair cable. [Mark] and [Ben] at The Serial Port YouTube channel …read more Continue reading The Twisted History of Ethernet on Twisted Pair Wiring
Wire Rope: Never Saddle a Dead Horse
If you’re into building large projects, you’ll eventually find yourself looking at wire rope. Multistrand steel wire used as antenna guy wires, bridge supports, and plenty of other uses. The …read more Continue reading Wire Rope: Never Saddle a Dead Horse
Let it Snow with a sub $100 snowmaking machine.
[Mattmopar] figured out how to get a white Christmas even if the weather isn’t frightful. He built a simple DIY snow making machine with a few plumbing parts, and tools …read more Continue reading Let it Snow with a sub $100 snowmaking machine.
The Bendix G-15 Runs 75,000 Lines of Code
There’s a Blue Bendix in Texas, and thanks to [Usagi Electric] it’s the oldest operating computer in North America. The Bendix G-15, a vacuum tube computer originally released in 1956, …read more Continue reading The Bendix G-15 Runs 75,000 Lines of Code
The Greengate DS:3 Part 2: Putting a Retro Sampler to use
The Greengate DS:3 had been re-created in the form of the Goodgreat. Now [Bea Thurman] had to put it to use. If the Greengate DS:3 card was rare, the keyboard was …read more Continue reading The Greengate DS:3 Part 2: Putting a Retro Sampler to use