We remember when the transputer first appeared. Everyone “knew” that it was going to take over everything. Of course, it didn’t. But [Oscar Toledo G.] gives us a taste of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/the-transputer-in-your-browser/)

Lockdown Remote Control Project is Free and Open
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/lockdown-remote-control-project-is-free-and-open/

If you flew or drove anything remote controlled until the last few years, chances are very good that you’d be using some faceless corporation’s equipment and radio protocols. But recently, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/04/lockdown-remote-control-project-is-free-and-open/)

8 Pins For Linux
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/8-pins-for-linux/

We’ve seen a Linux-based operating system made to run on some widely varying pieces of hardware over the years, but [Dimity Grinberg]’s latest project may be one of the most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/8-pins-for-linux/)

Disney’s Bipedal, BDX-Series Droid Gets the DIY Treatment
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/disneys-bipedal-bdx-series-droid-gets-the-diy-treatment/

[Antoine Pirrone] and [Grégoire Passault] are making a DIY miniature re-imagining of Disney’s BDX droid design, and while it’s still early, there is definitely a lot of progress to see. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/disneys-bipedal-bdx-series-droid-gets-the-diy-treatment/)

A Look Inside MacPaint
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/a-look-inside-macpaint/

Usually when we talk about retrocomputing, we want to look at — and in — some old hardware. But [Z→Z] has a different approach: dissecting MacPaint, the Apple drawing program …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/a-look-inside-macpaint/)

If You’re 3D Scanning, You’ll Want a Way To Work with Point Clouds
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/if-youre-3d-scanning-youll-want-a-way-to-work-with-point-clouds/

3D scanning is becoming much more accessible, which means it’s more likely that the average hacker will use it to solve problems — possibly odd ones. That being the case, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/if-youre-3d-scanning-youll-want-a-way-to-work-with-point-clouds/)

How a Tiny Relay Became a USB Swiss Army Knife
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/how-a-tiny-relay-became-a-usb-swiss-army-knife/

Meet the little board that could: [alcor6502]’s tiny USB relay controller, now evolved into a multifunction marvel. Originally built as a simple USB relay to probe the boundaries of JLCPCB’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/how-a-tiny-relay-became-a-usb-swiss-army-knife/)