Collaborate Disseminate
During the 20th Century, much of the western world decided that motor vehicles were the only desirable form of transportation. We built our cities to accommodate cars through parking, stop …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: Bradley Gawthrop Wants You to Join the PEV Revolution
There was a time when seeing an actual computer was a big deal. They were in air-conditioned rooms with raised floors and locked doors. Even at a university, you were …read more Continue reading Vintage Computer Festival Southwest: Bil and Al’s Excellent Adventure
Are you, by any chance, wondering about giving yourself wings? You should listen to [Liz McFarland] sharing her experience building a Wonder Woman suit, and not just any – the …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: [Liz McFarland] Builds Golden Wings, Shows You How
How do you approach your robot designs? Maybe, you do it from a ‘oh, I have these cool parts’ position, or from a ‘I want to make a platform on …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: [Jorvon Moss] Gives His Robots A Soul
[Nick Poole] shared his circuitous journey into the obscure world of homemade vacuum tubes on the Supercon 2022 stage. It began innocently enough when he saw [Usagi Electric]’s single bit …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: Nick Poole Makes a Jolly Wrencher Tube
Many Hackaday readers will be familiar with the term “core memory”, likely thanks to its close association with the Apollo Guidance Computer. But knowing that the technology existed at one …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: Andy Geppert is Bringing Core Memory Back
We’re absolutely excited to be able to announce that the Hackaday Supercon is on for 2023, and will be taking place Nov 3 – Nov 5 in sunny Pasadena CA. …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023 is On, We Want You!
Our friend [Fran Blanche] recently recorded what it was like to participate in an energetic round table at the recently held Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East. Fran joined well known …read more Continue reading VCF East 2023: Retro Luminaries Take the Stage
The Vintage Computer Festival East took place last weekend at the InfoAge Science and History Museum in New Jersey, and by any metric you care to use, it was a …read more Continue reading Vintage Computer Festival East was a Retro Madhouse
Spring has sprung at the Jersey Shore, and for retrocomputer aficionados that can only mean one thing — the Vintage Computer Festival East is imminent. The East Coast’s premier event …read more Continue reading Vintage Computer Festival East Returns This Weekend