VR Spectrum Analyzer
At one point or another, we’ve probably all wished we had a VR headset that would allow us to fly around our designs. While not quite the same, thing, [manahiyo831] …read more Continue reading VR Spectrum Analyzer
Author Archives: Al Williams
Building your own 8088 XT motherboard
There was a time when an XT-class motherboard — like the old IBM PC with an 8088 CPU — was a high-tech accomplishment. Now, something like that is easily within …read more Continue reading Building your own 8088 XT motherboard
Sound Generation Board Makes the Tunes
[Mcjack123] has been getting into chiptunes lately and realized that his original interest started in 2018 when he used an Arduino to turn a TI-84 calculator into a sound machine. …read more Continue reading Sound Generation Board Makes the Tunes
Scott’s CPU From the Bottom Up
It isn’t for everyone, but if you work much with computers at a low level, you’ll probably sooner or later entertain the idea of creating your own CPU. There was …read more Continue reading Scott’s CPU From the Bottom Up
Put a New Spin on Your 3D Printed Parts
Once you get tired of printing keychains and earbud holders with your 3D printer, you’ll want to design things a bit more sophisticated. How about things that rotate? [3DSage] has …read more Continue reading Put a New Spin on Your 3D Printed Parts
Engineering vs Pigeons
We’ve all been there. Pigeons are generally pretty innocuous, but they do leave a mess. If you have a convertible or a bicycle or even just a clean car, you …read more Continue reading Engineering vs Pigeons
MIDI Controller Looks Good, Enables Your Air Guitar Habit
We all want to be guitar heroes, but most of us have to settle for letting a MIDI board play our riffs using a MIDI controller. [Joris] thinks a MIDI …read more Continue reading MIDI Controller Looks Good, Enables Your Air Guitar Habit
The Little Big Dogs of Invention
This is a story about two dogs I know. It is also a story of the U.S. Navy, aviation, and nuclear weapons. Sometimes it is easy to see things in …read more Continue reading The Little Big Dogs of Invention
Color(ing) Computer Needs No Batteries
While Radio Shack did have the Color Computer, we don’t think they had this in mind. [Pepepépepe] has some coloring book pages and simple rules that let you simulate logic …read more Continue reading Color(ing) Computer Needs No Batteries
How the IBM PC Went 8-Bit
If you were around when the IBM PC rolled out, two things probably caught you by surprise. One is that the company that made the Selectric put that ridiculous keyboard …read more Continue reading How the IBM PC Went 8-Bit