Although the demise of the Zilog Z80 processor has long been predicted, it would seem that this moment has finally arrived. The owner of the Zilog name – Littelfuse – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/littelfuse-announces-retirement-of-the-ez80/)
Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/hackaday-links-october-11-2026/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/hackaday-links-october-11-2026/
It probably goes without saying that if you send four humans to observe the Moon up close, they’ll see things that those of us stuck here on Earth have never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/hackaday-links-october-11-2026/)
Taking A Nokia 3310 Game Jam To The N’th Degree
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-the-nth-degree/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-the-nth-degree/
Game jams are a fun competition in which the aim is to write a game under a particular theme while under a time constraint, usually a weekend. [Hoani] entered one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-the-nth-degree/)
DECing Out the Homelab with an AlphaServer 2100
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/
Retrocomputer enthusiasts have a bad rap as nerds who just want to play old video games. There’s some truth in this, but the reality is that we’re nerds who want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/)
If you would like an AI “personal agent” but don’t want your data on some opaque cloud computer, there’s a new option that appears to be somewhat nicer: [rociiu] has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/a-free-cloud-ai/)
Backup Tapes Come Back to the Homelab
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/
It’s one of the great mysteries of computing, how somehow in the Year Of OLlama 2026, tape remains the god of cheap storage. A while back [Ben Pettis] recounted his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/)
Your Computer Memory is a Lie
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/
When you first learn to program, memory seems pretty straightforward. You have a bunch of bytes, each with an address. If you want to read or write something, you specify …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/)