Protocol Analyzer Remembered
Anyone will tell you that as hard as it is to create a working system, the real trick is making two systems talk to each other, especially if you created …read more Continue reading Protocol Analyzer Remembered
Category Archives: retrocomputing
Math, Optimized: Sweden’s Maximal Multi-Divi
Back in the early 1900s, before calculators lived in our pockets, crunching numbers was painstaking work. Adding machines existed, but they weren’t exactly convenient nor cheap. Enter Vilin Vinson and …read more Continue reading Math, Optimized: Sweden’s Maximal Multi-Divi
Take A Little Bit Of Acorn To Work
When we think of 8-bit computers, it’s natural to start with home computers. That’s where they live on in the collective memory. But a Z80, a 6502, or similar was …read more Continue reading Take A Little Bit Of Acorn To Work
Pi Pico Turns Atari 2600 into a Lo-fi Photo Frame
The cartridge based game consoles of decades ago had a relatively simple modus operandi — they would run a program stored in a ROM in the cartridge, and on the …read more Continue reading Pi Pico Turns Atari 2600 into a Lo-fi Photo Frame
The Vectrex Home Computer You Never Had
The Vectrex console from the early 1980s holds a special place in retrocomputing lore thanks to its vector display — uniquely for a home system, it painted its graphics to …read more Continue reading The Vectrex Home Computer You Never Had
Ancient Pocket Computer Gets a Serious Serial Upgrade
[Robert’s Retro] is one of those great YouTube channels that shows us the ins and outs of old and obscure computers. [Robert] likes going a step beyond the traditional teardown …read more Continue reading Ancient Pocket Computer Gets a Serious Serial Upgrade
Handheld Console Plays Original Pong With Modern E-Waste
[Simon] wrote in to let us know about DingPong, his handheld portable Pong console. There’s a bit more to it than meets the eye, however. Consider for a moment that …read more Continue reading Handheld Console Plays Original Pong With Modern E-Waste
Hackaday Links: March 23, 2025
What a long, strange trip it’s been for NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Bruce Wilmore, who finally completed their eight-day jaunt to space after 289 days. The duo returned to …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 23, 2025
The Mysterious Mindscape Music Board
Sound cards on PC-compatible computer systems have a rather involved and convoluted history, with not only a wide diversity of proprietary standards, but also a collection of sound cards that …read more Continue reading The Mysterious Mindscape Music Board
Booting a Desktop PDP-11
Ever heard of VENIX? There were lots of variants of Unix back in the day, and VENIX was one for the DEC Professional 380, which was — sort of — …read more Continue reading Booting a Desktop PDP-11