We don’t indulge too often in looking back, but [Chole Albanesisu] at PC Magazine did and wrote the tech obituary for all the tech gadgets and services that died over …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/25/the-tech-that-died-in-2023/)

Audio Synthesizer Hooked Up With ChatGPT Interface
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/25/audio-synthesizer-hooked-up-with-chatgpt-interface/

ChatGPT is being asked to handle all kinds of weird tasks, from determining whether written text was created by an AI, to answering homework questions, and much more. It’s good …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/25/audio-synthesizer-hooked-up-with-chatgpt-interface/)

A Web Server, The Sixteen Bit Way
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/25/a-web-server-the-sixteen-bit-way/

If you were to talk about sixteen bit computing in retrocomputing circles, misty-eyed reminiscences of the ST or Amiga would emerge. Both fine platforms, but oddly the elephant in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/25/a-web-server-the-sixteen-bit-way/)

Open Source Scanner Scans the Slides
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/open-source-scanner-scans-the-slides/

What do you get when you join a slide projector and a digital camera? Filmolimo, an open source slide scanner. The scanner uses an M5Stack Fire, an ESP32 development board. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/open-source-scanner-scans-the-slides/)

The Strange World Of Japan’s PC-98 Computer Ecosystem
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/the-strange-world-of-japans-pc-98-computer-ecosystem/

PC-9801 system. (Credit: MH0301 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PC-9801-1st-001.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PC-9801-1st-001.jpg?w=800">Despite the popularity of the IBM PC in the West during the 1980s, it had shortcomings that prevented it from flourishing in the Japanese market, most of all support for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/the-strange-world-of-japans-pc-98-computer-ecosystem/)

Game Graphics: Rasterization
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/game-graphics-rasterization/

Last time, I talked about racing the beam, a type of graphics used when memory was scarce. Now it’s time to step into the future with more memory and talk …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/game-graphics-rasterization/)

Building a Better Keyboard and Mouse Switch
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/building-a-better-keyboard-and-mouse-switch/

Switching inputs between desktops seems like something that should be simple but can prove to be a pain in reality. [Hrvoje Cavrak] decided to take maters into his own hands …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/26/building-a-better-keyboard-and-mouse-switch/)