Collaborate Disseminate
When you think of Chernobyl (or Chornobyl, now), you think of the nuclear accident, of course. But have you ever considered that where there is a nuclear reactor, there is …read more Continue reading The Computer That Controlled Chernobyl
Sometimes you find something that looks really cool but doesn’t work, but that’s an opportunity to give it a new life. That was the case when [Davis DeWitt] got his …read more Continue reading Turning Soviet Electronics into a Nixie Tube Clock
Back in 1978, an oscilloscope was an exotic piece of gear for most homebrewers. We expect they were even more rare in private hands behind the iron curtain, and [Thomas …read more Continue reading Examining Test Gear from Behind the Iron Curtain
We live in a world where most of us take the transistor for granted. Within arm’s length of most people reading this, there are likely over ten billion of them …read more Continue reading GLASNOST is a Computer That Makes Transparency A Priority
There are plenty of bizarre computers around from the 70s through the 90s before the world somewhat standardized around various duopolies of hardware vendors and operating systems. Commodore, Atari, and …read more Continue reading Soviet-Era Computer Is Both a Mystery and a Disaster
If you want to work on communication gear — especially in the 1960s — you probably wanted a VTVM (a vacuum tube voltmeter), a way to generate frequencies, and a …read more Continue reading Soviet-Era Test Gear Defects to YouTube
Don’t look up! As of the time of this writing, there’s a decent chance that a Chinese Long March 5B booster has already completed its uncontrolled return to Earth, hopefully …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 31, 2022
Say what you want about Soviet technology, but you’ve got to admit there was a certain style to Cold War-era electronics. Things were perhaps not as streamlined and sleek as …read more Continue reading Soviet Scientific Calculator Gives Up Its Cold War-Era Secrets
If you like the retro look of old Soviet space hardware, then this replica of the model 774H Soyuz digital clock by [David Whitty] might be the perfect accessory for your desk. Forgoing the original stack of ten jam-packed circuit …read more
As the retro craze has gone mainstream, we’ve grown used to seeing “mini” versions of classic hardware, preloaded with a selection of games and ready for a wallow in nostalgia. Unfortunately for fans of the less well-know platforms, the only devices to get the mini treatment so far are popular …read more
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