Taking on a refrigerator-sized minicomputer  is not for the faint-hearted, but [Usagi Electric] has done it with a DEC PDP-11/44. He’s not doing it in half measures either, for his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/a-minicomputer-tape-drive-receives-some-love/)

Ask Hackaday: Why is TTL 5 Volts?
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/ask-hackaday-why-is-ttl-5-volts/

The familiar five volts standard from back in the TTL days always struck me as odd. Back when I was just a poor kid trying to cobble together my first …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/ask-hackaday-why-is-ttl-5-volts/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 850: One ROM to Rule Them All
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/floss-weekly-episode-850-one-rom-to-rule-them-all/

This week Jonathan and Aaron chat with Piers Finlayson about One ROM! Why does the retro-computing world need a solution for replacement ROMs? How difficult was it to squeeze a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/floss-weekly-episode-850-one-rom-to-rule-them-all/)

Honoring the Legacy of Robert Murray-Smith
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/honoring-the-legacy-of-robert-murray-smith/

We at Hackaday are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Murray-Smith. The prolific experimenter had spent over a decade on YouTube, creating more than 2,500 videos where …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/honoring-the-legacy-of-robert-murray-smith/)

The Entire Process of Building an Open Source Analog ASIC
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/the-entire-process-of-building-an-open-source-analog-asic/

Our hacker [Pat Deegan] of Psychogenic Technologies shows us the entire process of designing an analog ASIC. An ASIC is of course an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, which is basically just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/the-entire-process-of-building-an-open-source-analog-asic/)

Where is Mathematics Going? Large Language Models and Lean Proof Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/where-is-mathematics-going-large-language-models-and-lean-proof-assistant/

If you’re a hacker you may well have a passing interest in math, and if you have an interest in math you might like to hear about the direction of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/where-is-mathematics-going-large-language-models-and-lean-proof-assistant/)

Why Stepper Motors Still Dominate 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/why-stepper-motors-still-dominate-3d-printing/

It’s little secret that stepper motors are everywhere in FDM 3D printers, but there’s no real reason why you cannot take another type of DC motor like a brushless DC …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/why-stepper-motors-still-dominate-3d-printing/)

Billy Bass Gets New Job as a Voice Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/09/billy-bass-gets-new-job-as-a-voice-assistant/