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Perhaps at this point, getting NetBSD running on an obscure piece of hardware is a dog-bites-man story, and not worth reporting– their motto, after all, is “Of course it runs …read more Continue reading Vintage Chyron TV Hardware? Of course It Runs NetBSD
One of the more interesting categories of our ongoing Green Power Challenge is “anything but PV” — and since the radiated power of Near Field Communication is decidedly not photovoltaic, …read more Continue reading 2026 Green Power Challenge: NFC Powers Command Write and Wake of MCU
Betteridge’s law applies, but with help and guidance by a human who knows his stuff, [Ready Z80] was able to get a functioning game of Wordle out of the French-named …read more Continue reading Can Claude Write Z80 Assembly Code?
There are two UNIVAC 1219B computers that have survived since the 1960s and one of them is even operational. [Nathan Farlow] wanted to run a Minecraft server on it, so …read more Continue reading What Can You Run on a 1960s Univac? Anything You’re Willing To Wait For!
There’s something to be said for a simple wind-up, free flight model airplane. With no controls, it must be built very well to fly well, and with only the limited …read more Continue reading Electric Wind-Up Plane Uses Supercapacitors For Free Flight Fun
Ever since it was called OpenBeOS, Haiku has targeted the x86 platform. That makes good sense: it’s hard enough maintaining a niche system on ubiquitous hardware. But x86 isn’t the …read more Continue reading Haiku Isn’t Just for X86 Anymore, Boots on ARM in QEMU
Home-fermented foods are great– they’re healthier, more flavourful, and cheaper than store-bought alternatives. What they aren’t is convenient: you need to prep a big batch of veggies, let it sit, …read more Continue reading Hacking Fermentation for Infinite Pickles from Pass-thru Bioreactor
Over two decades after it was last deflated, detached from its gondola, and crated up at Lakehurst, the gas bag of an N-class ZPG-2W blimp was broken out and dusted …read more Continue reading Four Choppers and a Blimp: The Bizarre Piasecki Helistat
Long ago, in the aftermath of the UNIX wars, three kernels emerged from the rubble: BSD, Linux, and Hurd. BSD, being UNIX, was held back by legal wrangling in the …read more Continue reading They Weren’t Joking: Gentoo WAS ported to GNU Hurd
It seems like everybody takes their turn doing an ESP32-based weather display, and why not? They’re cheap, they’re easy, and you need to start somewhere. With the Cheap Yellow Display …read more Continue reading ESP32 Weather Display Runs Macintosh System 3