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Writing a RISC-V OS From Scratch

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Al Williams

If you read Japanese, you might have seen the book “Design and Implementation of Microkernels” by [Nu Tian Sheng]. An appendix covers how to write your own operating system for …read more Continue reading Writing a RISC-V OS From Scratch→

Posted in operating system, RISC-V, software development

Retro Big Iron for You

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Al Williams

Many of us used “big iron” back in the day. Computers like the IBM S/360 or 3090 are hard to find, transport, and operate, so you don’t see many retrocomputer …read more Continue reading Retro Big Iron for You→

Posted in IBM, mainframe, retrocomputing

Try a PWMPot

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Al Williams

[Stephen Woodward] is familiar with digital potentiometers but is also familiar with their limitations. That spurred him to create the PWMPot which performs a similar function, but with better features …read more Continue reading Try a PWMPot→

Posted in digital potentiometer, misc hacks, pwm

Running AI Locally Without Spending All Day on Setup

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Al Williams

There are many AI models out there that you can play with from companies like OpenAI, Google, and a host of others. But when you use them, you get the …read more Continue reading Running AI Locally Without Spending All Day on Setup→

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Featured, how-to, Interest

Regular (Expression) Chess

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Al Williams

[Nicholas Carlini] found some extra time on his hands over the holiday, so he decide to do something with “entirely no purpose.” The result: 84,688 regular expressions that can play …read more Continue reading Regular (Expression) Chess→

Posted in chess, CPU, games, regular expressions, software hacks

The Helicone: Toy or Mathematical Oddity?

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Al Williams

We always enjoy videos from the [Mathologer], but we especially liked the recent video on the Helicone, a toy with a surprising connection to mathematics. The toy is cool all …read more Continue reading The Helicone: Toy or Mathematical Oddity?→

Posted in Golden Ratio, helicone, mathematics, toy hacks

Before GPS There Was LORAN

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Al Williams

We found it nostalgic to watch [ve3iku] fire up an old Loran-A receiver and, as you can see in the video below, he got it working. If you aren’t familiar …read more Continue reading Before GPS There Was LORAN→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, LORAN, Loran-A | Tagged Navigation

Mechanical Calculator Finds Derivitives

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Al Williams

We like mechanical calculators like slide rules, but we have to admit that we had not heard of the Ott Derivimeter that [Chris Staecker] shows us in a recent video. …read more Continue reading Mechanical Calculator Finds Derivitives→

Posted in calculus, derivimeter, derivitive, misc hacks, slide rule

Perfecting 20 Minute PCBs with Laser

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Al Williams

Normally, you have a choice with PCB prototypes: fast or cheap. [Stephen Hawes] has been trying fiber lasers to create PCBs. He’s learned a lot which he shares in the …read more Continue reading Perfecting 20 Minute PCBs with Laser→

Posted in fiber laser, laser hacks, pcb, PCB Hacks

Stacy’s Computer Has Got It Going On

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Al Williams

According to [ClassicHasClass], the best way to open an Atari Stacy is to not open an Atari Stacy. Apparently, these old computers were not pleasant to work on. The cables …read more Continue reading Stacy’s Computer Has Got It Going On→

Posted in atari, luggable, retrocomputing, stacy, teardown

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