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Ever since the 1970s, a frequent project has been to take a microprocessor and construct a computer system on a breadboard or stripboard. Usually these machines feature a familiar 8-bit …read more Continue reading It’s a 486 Computer, On a Breadboard
Synthesizers can make some great music, but sometimes they feel a bit robotic in comparison to their analog counterparts. [Sound Werkshop] built a “minimum viable” expressive synth to overcome this …read more Continue reading A More Expressive Synth via Flexure
Self-described passionate maker in the electronics and 3D printing world, [Jakob], aka [testudor], was getting frustrated trying to connect banana plugs to solderless breadboards. Project Banana Bread was born — …read more Continue reading Tidy Breadboard uses Banana Bread
Between 1976 and 1978, over one million Coleco Telstar video game consoles were sold. The Killer App that made them so desirable? PONG. Yep, those two paddles bouncing a ball …read more Continue reading Resurrecting PONG, One Jumper Wire At A Time
For basic prototyping, the go-to tool to piece together a functioning circuit is the breadboard. It’s a great way to prove a concept works before spending money and time on …read more Continue reading Prototyping the Prototype
A central processing unit, or CPU, is the heart of any computer system. But it’s definitely not the only part: you also need RAM, ROM and at least some peripherals …read more Continue reading Minimalist 6502 System Uses a CPU and not Much Else
One of the best ways to learn about radios is to build your own, even in the age of cheap SDR dongles. [Aniss Oulhaci] demonstrates this with a simple HF …read more Continue reading Simple Breadboard SDR For Shortwave
When we see [Ken Shirriff] reverse engineering something, it tends to be on the microscopic level. His usual forte is looking at die photos of strange and obsolete chips and …read more Continue reading Retro Breadboard Gives Up its 1960s Secrets
With a 555 on the BOM, you never know what you’re going to get. With 40 of the versatile timer chips in a build, you might just get something completely …read more Continue reading 555 Timer Contest Entry: A Digital Counter with Nothing but 555s
These pages have not been exactly devoid of home-built computers, with those constructed on solderless breadboard less frequent, but still not rarities. But what is more of a rarity is …read more Continue reading A Well Documented BreadBoard Computer Shows Dedication