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The ZX Spectrum Logic Analyzer

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Al Williams

We know [Happy Little Diodes] frequently works with logic analyzer projects. His recent wireless logic analyzer for the ZX Spectrum is one of the oddest ones we’ve seen in a …read more Continue reading The ZX Spectrum Logic Analyzer→

Posted in logic analyzer, pi pico, Raspberry Pi, retrocomputing, rp2040, Spectrum ZX

Unwinding an Unusual Slide Rule

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Al Williams

If the Otis King slide rule in [Chris Staecker’s] latest video looks a bit familiar, you might be getting up there in age, or you might remember seeing us talk …read more Continue reading Unwinding an Unusual Slide Rule→

Posted in otis king, retrocomputing, slide rule

Semiconductor Simulator Lets Your Play IC Designer

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Al Williams

For circuit simulation, we have always been enthralled with the Falstad simulator which is a simple, Spice-like simulator that runs in the browser. [Brandon] has a simulator, too, but it …read more Continue reading Semiconductor Simulator Lets Your Play IC Designer→

Posted in IC design, semiconductor, simulator, tool hacks

What’s in a Washer?

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Al Williams

Some things are so common you forget about them. How often do you think about an ordinary resistor, for example? Yet if you have a bad resistor, you’ll find it …read more Continue reading What’s in a Washer?→

Posted in Belleville washer, misc hacks, washers

Simulating Cable TV

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Al Williams

[Wrongdog Recons] suffers from a severe case of nostalgia. His earlier project simulated broadcast TV, and he was a little surprised at how popular the project was on GitHub. As …read more Continue reading Simulating Cable TV→

Posted in Cable TV, home entertainment hacks, Raspberry Pi

Open Source ELINT Accidentally from NASA

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Al Williams

You normally think of ELINT — Electronic Intelligence — as something done in secret by shadowy three-letter agencies or the military. The term usually means gathering intelligence from signals that …read more Continue reading Open Source ELINT Accidentally from NASA→

Posted in ELINT, jamming, SMAP, Space

Tearing Down a Forgotten Video Game

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Al Williams

Remember Video Volley? No? We don’t either. It looks like it was a very early video game console that could play tennis, hockey, or handball. In this video, [James] tears …read more Continue reading Tearing Down a Forgotten Video Game→

Posted in pong, retrocomputing, teardown, video game

An LLM for the Raspberry Pi

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Al Williams

Microsoft’s latest Phi4 LLM has 14 billion parameters that require about 11 GB of storage. Can you run it on a Raspberry Pi? Get serious. However, the Phi4-mini-reasoning model is …read more Continue reading An LLM for the Raspberry Pi→

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, LLM, Microsoft, Raspberry Pi

Best Practices for FDM Printing

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Al Williams

If you’ve been designing parts for 3D printing, you probably have some tricks and standards for your designs. [Rahix] decided to write out a well-thought-out set of design rules for FDM …read more Continue reading Best Practices for FDM Printing→

Posted in 3D design, 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing

The Nuclear War You Didn’t Notice

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Al Williams

We always enjoy [The History Guy], and we wish he’d do more history of science and technology. But when he does, he always delivers! His latest video, which you can …read more Continue reading The Nuclear War You Didn’t Notice→

Posted in cold war, cyclotron, Periodic Table, Science, transfermium

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