Classic video games might look primitive by today’s standards, but the addictive gameplay of Breakout or Pac-Man remains fun no matter what decade you were born in. Keeping the relevant …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/22/minimalist-homebrew-hardware-recreates-arcade-classics/)

Reading Data From a CD, With a Microscope
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/22/reading-data-from-a-cd-with-a-microscope/

There was a time when electronic engineering students studied the audio CD, for all its real-world examples of error correction and control systems. There’s something to be found in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/22/reading-data-from-a-cd-with-a-microscope/)

Running Cray OS and UNICOS On Your Own Cray Simulator Instance
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/running-cray-os-and-unicos-on-your-own-cray-simulator-instance/

Cray X-MP serial number 302 being assembled (Credit: Andy Gelme)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cray_sn_302a1-e1674445287159.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cray_sn_302a1-e1674445287159.jpg?w=800">The Cray series of super computers have been pretty much symbolic for high-powered computing since the 1970s, and to this day there’s a certain level of mysticism to them. Much …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/running-cray-os-and-unicos-on-your-own-cray-simulator-instance/)

Inside Globus, a Soviet-Era Analog Space Computer
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/inside-globus-a-soviet-era-analog-space-computer/

Whenever [Ken Shirriff] posts something, it ends up being a fascinating read. Usually it’s a piece of computer history, decapped and laid bare under his microscope where it undergoes reverse …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/inside-globus-a-soviet-era-analog-space-computer/)

NASA Lunar Probe Finds Out it’s Not Easy Being Green
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/nasa-lunar-probe-finds-out-its-not-easy-being-green/

If you’re a space fan, these are very exciting days. There’s so much happening overhead that sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with the latest news. Artemis I …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/nasa-lunar-probe-finds-out-its-not-easy-being-green/)

Knitting Clock Makes You a Scarf for Next Year
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/knitting-clock-makes-you-a-scarf-for-next-year/

Time got a little wibbly wobbly during these pandemic years. Perhaps we would’ve had a more tangible connection to it if [Siren Elise Wilhelmsen]’s knitting clock had been in our …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/knitting-clock-makes-you-a-scarf-for-next-year/)

Vintage Electronics Hack Chat
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/vintage-electronics-hack-chat/

Join us on Wednesday, January 25 at noon Pacific for the Vintage Electronics Hack Chat with Keri Szafir! The world of the hardware hacker is filled with smells. The forbidden …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/vintage-electronics-hack-chat/)

Ask Hackaday: Do Kids Need 3D Printers?
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/23/ask-hackaday-do-kids-need-3d-printers/