There’s no actual data, but if we had to guess the least-favourite Disney movie of former Amiga owners would have to be Frozen, because none of them will ever be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/amiga-inspired-aros-goes-bare-metal-on-raspberry-pi/)

Making LEDs in the Home Fab
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/making-leds-in-the-home-fab/

Impressive as it most certainly is when an amateur fabricates a semiconductor, most of the projects we’ve seen are more demonstrations than workable chips. [Dr. Semiconductor], however, is going much …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/making-leds-in-the-home-fab/)

Using the Basic SNES Hardware to Play Minecraft
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/using-the-basic-snes-hardware-to-play-minecraft/

After previously putting a very basic version of Minecraft on the Game Boy Color, [Tobi] decided to have some fun and port that version also to the Super Nintendo (SNES), …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/using-the-basic-snes-hardware-to-play-minecraft/)

Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/hackaday-links-august-23-2026/

We’ll start this week off with some disappointing, though not entirely unexpected, news — the ambitious commercial mission to save NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is officially a bust. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/hackaday-links-august-23-2026/)

3D Printing a Railway Pump Car
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/3d-printing-a-railway-pump-car/

A staple of old movies featuring railways, many handcars – also called pump trolleys or pump cars – feature the characteristic seesawing beam. Requiring at least two people, the motion …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/3d-printing-a-railway-pump-car/)

Neo-Cyclostyle: Automatic Document Copying Devices in 1890
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/neo-cyclostyle-automatic-document-copying-devices-in-1890/

Document duplication has been a highly desirable feature, long before medieval monks slaved over yet another illuminated manuscript by flickering candle light. Fortunately one part of the Industrial Revolution was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/neo-cyclostyle-automatic-document-copying-devices-in-1890/)

The Casio F-91W As A Contactless Payment Device.
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/the-casio-f-91w-as-a-contactless-payment-device/

The Casio F-91W digital watch is perhaps one of the most successful pieces of consumer electronics ever made, having quietly supplied the essential function of an inexpensive and accurate LCD …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/the-casio-f-91w-as-a-contactless-payment-device/)

Making Better Rubies At Home
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/24/making-better-rubies-at-home/