Encoding MOD Files Optically On Paper, Because Amiga’s Legacy Will Outlast M-Disks
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/encoding-mod-files-optically-on-paper-because-amigas-legacy-will-outlast-m-disks/

All but a few of our very youngest readers are surely familiar with music formats that rely on optical disks. When we say [RobDevBuilds] made a MOD tracker that uses …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/encoding-mod-files-optically-on-paper-because-amigas-legacy-will-outlast-m-disks/)

eenk Provides eInk, ESP32 Powered Text Adventures
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/eeink-provides-eink-esp32-powered-text-adventures/

There’s a niche genre of text adventure that’s halfway between a traditional novel and a videogame. Think Zork if it had an extra few novels worth of words of well-crafted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/eeink-provides-eink-esp32-powered-text-adventures/)

Analog Optical Feedback Generates 4K Fractals With No Computer
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/analog-optical-feedback-generates-4k-fractals-with-no-computer/

For users of a certain age, fractal patterns and computers are nearly synonymous. Typing in BASIC programs and seeing the Mandelbrot set or other fractals slowly render on screen is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/analog-optical-feedback-generates-4k-fractals-with-no-computer/)

Australia’s Nationwide Phone Outage Was An Embarrassing Failure
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/australias-nationwide-phone-outage-was-an-embarrassing-failure/

The phones! They were one of the basic utilities of the 20th century, and were just about as reliable as death and taxes. Even when then power grid went down, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/australias-nationwide-phone-outage-was-an-embarrassing-failure/)

All The Best Computers Boot To BASIC
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-basic/

Anyone whose first computing experience came in the form of an 8-bit home computer will tell you about booting straight into a BASIC interpreter. The machine invited you to program …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-basic/)

The Farador Quack Medical Device
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/the-farador-quack-medical-device/

Over the centuries there have been an incredible number of purported medical devices released onto the market, with some having more outrageous claims than others. Released in the 1910s and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/the-farador-quack-medical-device/)

The Mactini: A Computer That Does Almost Nothing
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/27/the-mactini-a-computer-that-does-almost-nothing/