Collaborate Disseminate
In case you weren’t around in the 80s, or you happened to blink, you may have missed the Mattel Aquarius computer. [Nick Bild] has a soft spot in his heart …read more Continue reading Aqua PCB Is a Big Upgrade for the Mattel Aquarius
The inner orbits of the Hackaday solar system have been vibrating with the announcement of the 2022 Hackaday Supercon badge. The short version of the story is that it’s a …read more Continue reading Why Learn Ancient Tech?
We’ve all seen emulated Apple II and Commodore 64 boards about the place. Few of us have heard of the Romanian ZX Spectrum clone known as the Cobra, let alone …read more Continue reading Building a Replica Of An Obscure Romanian Computer
Back in the “beige box” days of computing, it was pretty easy to tell what your machine was doing just by listening to it, because the hard drive was constantly …read more Continue reading Tiny Dongle Brings the Hard Drive’s Song Back to Updated Retrocomputers
The C64 may be the best-selling computer of all time, but Commodore made several machines before that, too. [Mjnurney] always loved the Commodore PET, and set about building some new …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: A Functional Commodore PET Tribute
There are some projects which once might have been entirely appropriate, but which now seem sacrilegious. [Dave Luna]’s PC docking station in a Commodore Pet 64 case might at first …read more Continue reading Pet Docking Station Was Two Decades In the Making
Very few retrocomputing projects are anything other than a labor of love. There’s really no practical reason to build a computer that is woefully inadequate for just about any task …read more Continue reading Modular Z80 Really Racks Up the Retrocomputer Cred
For those of us with penchant for older technology, there’s something special about operating with older hardware. Whether it’s a decades-old camera, a vintage keyboard, or a home computer from …read more Continue reading Retrocomputing, Time To Hang Up The Original Hardware?
Those of us who were around in the late 70s and into the 80s might remember the Speak & Spell, a children’s toy with a remarkable text-to-speech synthesizer. While it …read more Continue reading Classic 80s Text-To-Speech on Classic 80s Hardware
The PS/2-style port was once about as ubiquitous on PCs as USB connectors are today, and more than a few of us accumulated a fair collection of keyboards and mice …read more Continue reading The Wireless PS/2 Keyboard That Never Was