Collaborate Disseminate
Over at the EEVBlog, [Dave Jones] takes a second look at the Sonos Play 5 Gen 1 that he rescued from the dumpster recently. Despite being solidly built, [Dave] discovered …read more Continue reading Sonos Speakers Free to Sing Again
The recent flurry of videos and posts about the TVGuardian foul language filter brought back some fond memories. I was the chief engineer on this project for most of its …read more Continue reading The Story Behind the TVGuardian Curse Catcher
[David Murray], aka The 8-Bit Guy, did an interesting video (embedded below the break) on the time line of PC graphics cards from CGA through to EGA. Not only does …read more Continue reading CGA Competitors from the 1980s
[Kyle Owen], collector of antique tech, decided to try his hand at music arrangement — for the PDP-8 computer, that is (listen to the video below the break). He’s using …read more Continue reading PDP-8 Plays Period Popcorn Piece
This repair/tutorial video by the telephone Connections Museum of Seattle features an amazing piece of electro-mechanical technology from the 1950s — the 5XB trouble recorder. Museum volunteer Sarah the “Switch Witch” has …read more Continue reading Stack Trace from the 1950s Punches Again
You may have missed this month’s issue of Oriental Insects, in which a project by [Ildar Rakhmatulin] Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh caught our attention. [Ildar] led a team of researchers …read more Continue reading Laser Zaps Cockroaches Over One Meter
There was an interesting tidbit buried in a Computerphile video released last week (below the break), featuring professors [David Brailsford] and [Brian Kernighan] having a chat over coffee. Among other …read more Continue reading Coffee with Kernighan
Seeing some old Zilog 16-bit chips on eBay recently, [Scott Baker] was curious enough to snap them up and build himself a Z8000 computer. It started as a two-board solution, …read more Continue reading Clover Computer: A Modern Z8000 CP/M Machine
For reasons still unclear, [Techmoan] has procured an RCA 8-track changer that holds five tape cartridges in a custom carrier. It somewhat works, but had a bit of mechanical issues …read more Continue reading 50-Year-Old 8-Track Changer Repair and Hack
[Jeff Geerling] has been following the various open source time projects for some time now, and is finally able to demonstrate a working and affordable solution for nanoseconds-accurate timekeeping in …read more Continue reading Stratum 1 Grandmaster Time Server on a Budget