Collaborate Disseminate
Having a fondness for old and obscure audio and video media formats, [Techmoan] recently revisited the Philips Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) format introduced in 1992. Despite being billed as the …read more Continue reading Exploring Hidden Lyrics on 1990s DCC Audio Tapes
[Jeff Geerling]’s latest project is for the birds — literally. Even though he has a brand new high-speed fiber optic internet connection, online backups of YouTube video projects still take …read more Continue reading Is a Pigeon faster than the Internet?
The Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) of Australia just released a digitized version of a 1957 film documentary on Australia’s rocket research back in the day ( see video below …read more Continue reading Rocket Range Australia, 1950s Style
In case you’ve ever wondered how the South Pole research stations are powered, then a recent blog post, South Pole Electrical Infrastructure by anonymous IT engineer [brr] is for you. …read more Continue reading Making Electricity at the South Pole
Retired hardware engineer [Plasmode] recently took on the challenge of building a debugger for the 6502 designed to sit atop the microprocessor while seated in a solder less breadboard. The …read more Continue reading A 6502 Overlay Debugger
[David] at Usagi Electric ended up with an old Lear Siegler ADM-3A terminal in a trade a couple of years ago. But the CRT face was plagued with so-called cataracts, …read more Continue reading Bringing an ADM-3A Back to Life
While browsing AliExpress from his digital basement, [Adrian Black] stumbled upon what seemed like a brand-new mainboard for a CRT television set. He decided to take a gamble and ordered …read more Continue reading New Motherboard Improves Old CRT Television
[SpookyGhost] has a big home network, and has taken cable management and server organization to the extreme. He has written about individual components before, but this blog post brings it …read more Continue reading Home Network Organization Gets Out of Hand
[JR] over at [Tech Throwback] got ahold of an unusual piece of gear recently — a portable Point of Sale (POS) credit card machine from the late 1990s (video, embedded …read more Continue reading Portable 1990s POS Will Strain Your Back
[Fred] has a Casio PB-700 pocket calculator / computer, complete with the companion docking station featuring a four-color pen plotter, model FA-10, and a microcassette tape recorder, model CM-1. He …read more Continue reading Modern Demo for a Casio PB-700 Pocket Computer Plotter