The Emperor’s New Computer
You walk into a home office and see an attractive standing desk that appears bare. Where’s the computer? Well, if it is [DIY Perk]’s office, the desk is the computer. …read more Continue reading The Emperor’s New Computer
Category Archives: computer hacks
Homebrew Computer from the Ground Up
Building a retro computer of some sort is a rite of passage for many of us, with some building replicas or restorations of old Commodores, Ataris, and other machines from …read more Continue reading Homebrew Computer from the Ground Up
A Slice of Simulation, Google Sheets Style
Have you ever tried to eat one jelly bean or one potato chip? It is nearly impossible. Some of us have the same problem with hardware projects. It all started …read more Continue reading A Slice of Simulation, Google Sheets Style
Answering All Your iSCSI Scanner Questions
![The film scanner [xssfox] found, in the center of a table, with other stuff strewn across the table](https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hadimg_iscsi_scanner_feat.png?w=800)
iSCSI is a widely used protocol for exposing SCSI devices over a network connection, and some scanners have in the past been equipped with SCSI ports. So, could you have …read more Continue reading Answering All Your iSCSI Scanner Questions
Fully 3D Printed Case Is Stacked High With Mini PCs
Over the years we’ve seen no shortage of 3D printed cases designed to hold several Raspberry Pi computers, often with the intent to use them as convenient desktop-sized platforms for …read more Continue reading Fully 3D Printed Case Is Stacked High With Mini PCs
256-Core RISC-V Megacluster
Supercomputers are always an impressive sight to behold, but also completely unobtainable for the ordinary person. But what if that wasn’t the case? [bitluni] shows us how it’s done with …read more Continue reading 256-Core RISC-V Megacluster
Pssst… Wanna Buy An Old Supercomputer?
If you spend your time plotting evil world domination while stroking your fluffy white cat in your super-villain lair, it’s clear that only the most high-performance in computing is going …read more Continue reading Pssst… Wanna Buy An Old Supercomputer?
Singleboard: Alpha is a Very Stylish Computer on a Single PCB
When we think single-board computers, we normally envision things like the Raspberry Pi. But Arduboy creator [Kevin Bates] has recently come up with his own take on the SBC that’s …read more Continue reading Singleboard: Alpha is a Very Stylish Computer on a Single PCB
Keep Tabs on PC Use with Custom Analog Voltmeter
With the demands of modern computing, from video editing, streaming, and gaming, many of us will turn to a monitoring system of some point to keep tabs on CPU usage, …read more Continue reading Keep Tabs on PC Use with Custom Analog Voltmeter
Slicing and Dicing the Bits: CPU Design the Old Fashioned Way
Writing for Hackaday can be somewhat hazardous. Sure, we don’t often have to hide from angry spies or corporate thugs. But we do often write about something and then want …read more Continue reading Slicing and Dicing the Bits: CPU Design the Old Fashioned Way