A 1970s Electronic Game
What happens when a traditional board game company decides to break into electronic gaming? Well, if it were a UK gaming company in 1978, the result would be a Waddingtons …read more Continue reading A 1970s Electronic Game
Author Archives: Al Williams
Touchless Support Leaves No Mark
[Clough42] created a 3D print for a lathe tool and designed in some support to hold the piece on the bed while printing. It worked, but removing the support left …read more Continue reading Touchless Support Leaves No Mark
STL Editing with FreeCAD
[Kevin] admits that FreeCAD may not be the ideal tool for editing STL files. But it is possible, and he shares some practical advice in the video below. If you …read more Continue reading STL Editing with FreeCAD
Simulating Pots with LTSpice
One of the good things about simulating circuits is that you can easily change component values trivially. In the real world, you might use a potentiometer or a pot to …read more Continue reading Simulating Pots with LTSpice
Retrotechtacular: RCA Loses Fight to IBM
If you follow electronics history, few names were as ubiquitous as RCA, the Radio Corporation of America. Yet in modern times, the company is virtually forgotten for making large computers. …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: RCA Loses Fight to IBM
Tech in Plain Sight: Finding a Flat Tire
There was a time when wise older people warned you to check your tire pressure regularly. We never did, and would eventually wind up with a flat or, worse, a …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Finding a Flat Tire
Block Devices in User Space
Your new project really could use a block device for Linux. File systems are easy to do with FUSE, but that’s sometimes too high-level. But a block driver can be …read more Continue reading Block Devices in User Space
What Isaac Roberts Saw Without a Space Telescope
Space telescopes are all the rage, and rightfully so. The images they take are spectacular, and they’ve greatly increased what we know about the universe. Surely, any picture taken of, …read more Continue reading What Isaac Roberts Saw Without a Space Telescope
Inside Air Traffic Control
It is a movie staple to see an overworked air traffic controller sweating over a radar display. Depending on the movie, they might realize they’ve picked the wrong week to …read more Continue reading Inside Air Traffic Control
BASIC on a Calculator Again
We are always amused that we can run emulations or virtual copies of yesterday’s computers on our modern computers. In fact, there is so much power at your command now …read more Continue reading BASIC on a Calculator Again