Computer Terminal Replica Inspired By 70s Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/computer-terminal-replica-inspired-by-70s-hardware/

Not so long ago, most computer users didn’t own their own machines. Instead, they shared time on mainframes or servers, interacting with this new technology through remote terminals. While the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/computer-terminal-replica-inspired-by-70s-hardware/)

Color Mixing Spray Paint On The Fly
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/color-mixing-spray-paint-on-the-fly/

One of the problems with being a graffiti artist is that you have to carry around a different spray can for each color you intend to use. [Sandesh Manik] decided …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/color-mixing-spray-paint-on-the-fly/)

The Long Afterlife Of The Console Modchip
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/the-long-afterlife-of-the-console-modchip/

For a late-1990s engineer with good soldering skills, many a free pint of beer could be earned by installing modchips on the game consoles of the day. Modchips were usually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/the-long-afterlife-of-the-console-modchip/)

Fish Drives Tank
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/fish-drives-tank/

Fish are popular animals to keep as pets, and for good reason. They’re relatively low maintenance, relaxing to watch, and have a high aesthetic appeal. But for all their upsides, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/fish-drives-tank/)

Turning a Cast-Iron Radiator into a Water-Cooled PC
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/turning-a-cast-iron-radiator-into-a-water-cooled-pc/

Water-cooled PCs generally have in common that there’s a radiator somewhere in the loop, yet nobody said that you can’t build the PCB into the radiator. Something like a genuine …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/turning-a-cast-iron-radiator-into-a-water-cooled-pc/)

Hackaday Links: March 1, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/hackaday-links-march-1-2026/

We’ll start this week off with a bit of controversy from Linux Land. Anyone who’s ever used the sudo command knows that you don’t see any kind of visual feedback …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/hackaday-links-march-1-2026/)

Making a 286 Think It’s Alive Again
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/making-a-286-think-its-alive-again/

[Nagy Krisztián] had an Intel 286 CPU, only… There was no motherboard to install it in. Perhaps not wanting the processor to be lonely, [Nagy] built a simulated system to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/making-a-286-think-its-alive-again/)