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
Author Archives: Al Williams
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
Robot Sees Light with No CPU
If you ever built a line following robot, you’ll be nostalgic about [Jeremy’s] light-seeking robot. It is a very simple build since there is no CPU and, therefore, also no …read more Continue reading Robot Sees Light with No CPU
The Random Laser
When we first heard the term “random laser,” we did a double-take. After all, most ordinary sources of light are random. One defining characteristic of a traditional laser is that …read more Continue reading The Random Laser
Windows? Linux? Browser? Same Executable
We’ve been aware of projects like Cosmopolitan that allow you to crank out a single executable that will run on different operating systems. [Kamila] noticed that the idea was sound, …read more Continue reading Windows? Linux? Browser? Same Executable
Philips Kid’s Kit Revisited
[Anthony Francis-Jones], like us, has a soft spot for the educational electronic kits from days gone by. In a recent video you can see below, he shows the insides of …read more Continue reading Philips Kid’s Kit Revisited
Clone Wars: IBM Edition
If you search the Internet for “Clone Wars,” you’ll get a lot of Star Wars-related pages. But the original Clone Wars took place a long time ago in a galaxy …read more Continue reading Clone Wars: IBM Edition
Ask Hackaday: Do You Curb Shop Components?
I’m not proud. When many of us were kids, we were unabashedly excited when trash day came around because sometimes you’d find an old radio or — jackpot — an …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Do You Curb Shop Components?