It’s something of a shock to be reminded that Microsoft’s Windows 95 is now 30 years old — but the PC operating system that brought 32-bit computing to the masses …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/windows-95-with-just-a-floppy-drive/)

HRV Gets Home Automation Upgrades
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/erv-gets-home-automation-upgrades/

In our modern semi-dystopia, it seems like most companies add automation features to their products to lock them down and get consumers to buy even more proprietary, locked-down components. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/erv-gets-home-automation-upgrades/)

Spreadsheets Apple ][ Style
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/spreadsheets-apple-style/

It is hard to remember a time when no one had a spreadsheet. Sure, you had big paper ledgers if you were an accountant. But most people just scribbled their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/spreadsheets-apple-style/)

Making Math Less Stressful with a Python Super-Calculator
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/making-math-less-stressful-with-a-python-super-calculator/

In a recent write-up, [David Delony] explains how he built a Wolfram Mathematica-like engine with Python. Core to the system is SymPy for symbolic math support. [David] said being able …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/making-math-less-stressful-with-a-python-super-calculator/)

Examining the First Mechanical Calculator
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/examining-the-first-mechanical-calculator/

Blaise Pascal is known for a number of things, but we remember him best for the Pascaline, an early mechanical calculator. [Chris Staecker] got a chance to take a close …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/26/examining-the-first-mechanical-calculator/)