Collaborate Disseminate
The Motorola 6809, released in 1978, was the follow-up to their 6800 from four years earlier. It’s a powerful little chip with many 16-bit features, although it’s an 8-bit micro …read more Continue reading Modern In-Circuit Emulator for the 6809
[Scott] has a neat little closet in his carport that acts as a shelter and rest area for their outdoor cat, Rory. She has a bed and food and water, …read more Continue reading Using OpenCV To Catch a Hungry Thief
Ticketmaster is having a rough time lately. Recently, a hacker named [Conduition] managed to reverse-engineer their new “safe” electronic ticket system. Of course, they also had the recent breach where …read more Continue reading Ticketmaster SafeTix Reverse-Engineered
Like many of us [AnotherMaker] is a fan of the classic Forrest Mims electronics books, specifically, the Engineer’s Mini-Notebook series. They were great sources of inspiration, but at the time, …read more Continue reading Bringing the 555 Mini-Notebook to Video
[ZXGuesser] has pulled off a true feat of Meccano engineering: building a Meccano Hellschreiber machine. The design is a close replica of the original Siemens Feld-Hell machine as documented here. …read more Continue reading Meccano-based Hellschreiber Machine
It’s a constant battle for musicians — how to practice your instrument without bothering those around you? Many of us live in apartments or shared accommodation, and having to wait …read more Continue reading Rock Out Without Getting Knocked Out
The venerable Intel 486 was released in 1989 as the successor to the extremely popular Intel 386. It was the minimum recommended processor for Windows 98. (Surprisingly, the Windows 95 …read more Continue reading Kernel Hack Brings Windows XP to the 486
We’re big fans of calculators, computers and vintage magazines, so when we see something at the intersection of all three we always take a look. Back in 1966, Electronics Illustrated …read more Continue reading Early “Computer Kit” Really Just a Fancy Calculator
Synth designers [Erica Synths] have devised a very cool, approachable way to get started with DIY synth hacking. Designed around a breadboard, the EDU DIY LABOR is a synth module …read more Continue reading Educational Breadboard Synth Module
Developer [frntc] has recently come up with a smaller and less expensive way to not only replace the SID chip in your Commodore 64 but to also make it a …read more Continue reading A C64 SID Replacement With Built-in Games