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A piece of musical history is the Maplin 4600, a DIY electronic music synthesizer from the 1970s. The design was published in an Australian electronics magazine and sold as a …read more Continue reading Reviving a Maplin 4600 DIY Synthesizer From the 1970s
When you see a ventriloquist like [Jeff Dunham], you probably expect to see him with a puppet. This time – spoilers ahead – you won’t. Besides his fame on stage, …read more Continue reading Jeff Dunham Finds A NOS 1958 Philco Predicta
[EXO Labs] demonstrated something pretty striking: a modified version of Llama 2 (a large language model) that runs on Windows 98. Why? Because when it comes to personal computing, if …read more Continue reading Modern AI on Vintage Hardware: LLama 2 Runs on Windows 98
Sound chips from back in the day were capable of much more than a few beeps and boops, and [InazumaDenki] proves it in a video recreating recognizable real-world sounds with …read more Continue reading Hear a Vintage Sound Chip Mimic the Real World
Back in the early 1960s, veteran US bike maker Schwinn tapped into the spirit of chopper-style motorcycles for a kids bike called the Sting-Ray. More than a decade later, the company blew up another storm with the similarly-themed Hurricane. Now that m… Continue reading Schwinn brings back the 1970s Hurricane as a youth-focused ebike
[Neil] from The Cave, a computer and console gaming museum in the UK, has a treat for vintage computing and computer gaming enthusiasts. They received an important piece of game …read more Continue reading Donated Atari Mega ST Gives a Peek at Game Development History
[Joe Musashi] was inspired by discussions about 3D engines and decided to create a first-person 3D maze of his own. The really neat part? It could have been done on …read more Continue reading Behold a First-Person 3D Maze, Vintage Atari Style
[Mikrowave1] wanted to build an authentic 1930s-style ham radio station that was portable. He’s already done a regenerative receiver, but now he’s starting on a tube transmitter that runs on …read more Continue reading A 1930s Ham Station
Ever heard of Apollo Computer, Inc.? They were one of the first graphical workstation vendors in the 1980s, and at the time were competitors to Sun Microsystems. But that’s enough …read more Continue reading Apollo Computer: The Forgotten Workstations
Cable harnesses made wire management a much more reliable and consistent affair in electronic equipment, and while things like printed circuit boards have done away with many wires, cable harnessing …read more Continue reading How To Lace Cables Like It’s 1962