The computer business in 1984 was a bizarre mix of hobby-level companies, a few small companies that had made it big, and a lot of big companies starting to take …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/running-apple-software-on-a-commodore-64-silently/)

Can AI Now Design PCBs That Just Work?
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/can-ai-now-design-pcbs-that-just-work/

With the recent release of its GPT-6 Astra model, OpenAI explicitly pushed the claim that it is capable of designing complete circuit boards in KiCad, starting from a provided schematic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/can-ai-now-design-pcbs-that-just-work/)

There’s Whole Computer Inside This Mouse
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/theres-whole-computer-inside-this-mouse/

[Gadget Industry] bills it as “a PC inside a Mouse“, but that depends on your definition of a “PC”. This is a Personal Computer inside a mouse, yes, but there’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/theres-whole-computer-inside-this-mouse/)

WordStar Lives Again (and Again)
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/wordstar-lives-again-and-again/

Word processors and editors are a funny thing. It doesn’t really matter what’s “best,” whatever that means. If you have finger memory built up for one program, it’s painful to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/wordstar-lives-again-and-again/)

Printing Micron-Scale Benchies With Resin and Turmeric
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/printing-micron-scale-benchies-with-resin-and-turmeric/

Resin 3D printing has opened up a whole new scale of resolution for hackers, but the technology can go still finer; commercial micro-SLA and two-photon polymerization printers can print items …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/printing-micron-scale-benchies-with-resin-and-turmeric/)

This Clavichord is a Well-Tempered Project
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/this-clavichord-is-a-well-tempered-project/

The Clavichord needs no introduction to fans of Early Music, and a lengthy one to literally everyone else. Even classical music buffs who have heard of Bach’s works for the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/this-clavichord-is-a-well-tempered-project/)

Is This the Year of The Linux… Television?
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/is-this-the-year-of-the-linux-television/

The Year of the Linux Desktop hasn’t been on its way for quite as long as nuclear fusion plants, but somehow it seems to recede into the horizon at just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/is-this-the-year-of-the-linux-television/)