Collaborate Disseminate
Over the summer, you might recall seeing a homebrew 6502 game console called the GameTank grace these pages. The product of [Clyde Shaffer], the system was impressively complete, very well …read more Continue reading DIY GameTank Game Console Gets Upgraded Cartridge
[Joshua Coleman] likes to design his own computers. Sometimes, that means drawing up bus architectures, memory maps and I/O port pinouts. Other times, he can focus his efforts more on …read more Continue reading The Coleman Z80 is a Modern Take on a 1970s Computer
[Esperantanaso] has long been involved in producing homebrew 8-bit computers. His various builds could all achieve different things, but he grew frustrated that applications written for one could not be …read more Continue reading WheatSystem is a Homebrew 8-Bit OS
While the phrase “I built my own computer” might sound impressive to the uninitiated, anyone with an interest in modern computer hardware knows that there’s really not much to it: …read more Continue reading Designed From Scratch And Fully Handmade: The Modular Coleman Z80 Computer
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
Building your own computer has many possible paths. One can fabricate their own Z80 or Motorola 6502 computers and then run a period correct OS. Or a person could start …read more Continue reading Homebrew 16 Bit Computer Reinvents All The Wheels
When building your own homebrew computer, everything is a challenge. Ultimately, that’s kind of the point. If you didn’t want to really get your hands dirty with the nuts and …read more Continue reading Arduino Brings USB Mouse to Homebrew computer
Building your own CPU is arguably the best way to truly wrap your head around how all those ones and zeros get flung around inside of a computer, but as …read more Continue reading Homebrew RISC-V Computer Has Beauty and Brains
We’re no stranger to home built Motorola 68000 computers here at Hackaday, but more often than not, they tend to be an experiment in retro minimalism. The venerable processor is …read more Continue reading Homebrew 68K Micro-ATX Computer Runs Its Own OS
Over the years, we’ve seen many people build a computer from the ground up. It’s always great, but this one takes the cake. I’m not just saying that because there’s a cute little ‘Z80 Inside’ logo on the silk screen, either. It’s a four IC Z80 computer, a tiny board, …read more