Collaborate Disseminate
[Ken Shirriff] does some of the most interesting teardowns. This time, he’s looking at a French-built minicomputer called the Mitra 125 MS from around 1980. In particular, it was the …read more Continue reading Spacelab’s Mitra 125 MS
With Elliot back from Hackaday Europe, he and Al Williams had a lot to talk about with two weeks of Hackaday posts to catch up on. Not to mention the …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 370: Softer Cyberdecks, a Simulated Clutch, and an Overstuffed Mailbox
My old friend Jeff was always vocally upset that he didn’t come up with the idea of a string trimmer, commonly known as a Weed Eater or Weed Whacker. On …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: The Mechanics of String Trimmers
Normally, when you think of a radio transmitter, you want the strongest signal and range. But if your radio operator is secretly operating as a spy, broadcasting their position isn’t …read more Continue reading Spy Tech: A Quiet Radio for Spies
Even [maurycyz] doesn’t think it is a good idea, but it is possible to use an AVR 8-bit CPU to serve web pages. Of course, it is a vastly simplified …read more Continue reading The 8-bit Web Server
Like many people who read Hackaday, we are fairly fluent in a number of computer languages, but we have to admit it is easier to pick up languages that look …read more Continue reading Prolog Via Pokémon
When you visit certain large sites in Firefox or Safari, the browser may detect your visit and change its behavior. It could be as simple as lying about its identity, …read more Continue reading Your Browser Probably Lies to the Big Sites (Blame Chrome)
If you are a certain age, you doubtlessly remember Heathkit. They produced a wide array of electronic kits that were models of completeness and clear instructions. They started with surplus …read more Continue reading Inside the Heathkit Factory
You probably flash new firmware on a variety of devices regularly, even though that’s rare for non-technical types. But what about your hard drive firmware? Most of us don’t want …read more Continue reading Hacking Hard Drive Firmware
Three resistors in parallel: 4.7 k,Ω 22 kΩ, and 3.3 kΩ. Quick! What’s the equivalent value? You can estimate it, of course, but if you want the actual 1.8 kΩ …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Do We Need a 21st Century Calculator?