Hackaday Links: May 28, 2023
The Great Automotive AM Radio War of 2023 rages on, with the news this week that Ford has capitulated, at least for now. You’ll recall that the opening salvo came …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 28, 2023
Collaborate Disseminate
The Great Automotive AM Radio War of 2023 rages on, with the news this week that Ford has capitulated, at least for now. You’ll recall that the opening salvo came …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 28, 2023
It’s possible quite a few of our older readers will remember the period from the 1960s into the ’70s when an electronic calculator was the cutting edge of consumer-grade digital …read more Continue reading Probably The Most Over-Specified Calculator To Ever Be Manufactured
As the smartphone has eaten ever more of the gatgets with which we once surrounded ourselves, it’s with some sadness that we note the calculator becoming a less common sight. …read more Continue reading A Reverse Polish Calculator For Your Keychain
The Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, now known simply as MAME, started off as a project to emulate various arcade games. The project is still adding new games to its library, …read more Continue reading Classic Calculators Emulated in Browser
The HP-16C Computer Scientist is much beloved as the only dedicated programmer’s calculator that Hewlett-Packard ever made. Most surviving examples in the world are well-used, and you haven’t been able …read more Continue reading A Modern Tribute to The Classic HP-16C Calculator
How many of us have an everyday tool that’s truly unique? Likely not many of us; take a look around your desk and turn out your pockets, but more often …read more Continue reading Walnut Case Sets This Custom Arduino-Powered RPN Calculator Apart from the Crowd
There are certain design aesthetics from every era that manage to survive the fads of their time and live throughout history. Ancient Greek architecture is still drawn upon for design …read more Continue reading Custom Calculator Brings Us Back To The 70s
Encryption algorithms can be intimidating to approach, what’s with all the math involved. However, once you start digging into them, you can break the math apart into smaller steps, and …read more Continue reading Lift the Veil On RSA With This RSA Calculator
Before smartphones exploded on the scene in the late 00s, there was still a reasonable demand for pocket-sized computers that could do relatively simple computing tasks. Palm Pilots and other …read more Continue reading Pocket Computer Reminds Us of PDAs
When a treasure of retrotechnology fails to work, the natural next step is to have a go at repairing it. [Adam Wilson] found himself in this position when he acquired …read more Continue reading Reviving A 1974 Sinclair Scientific Calculator