Among all the machines of the 8-bit home computer era which booted straight to a BASIC prompt, there were a very few that went their own way with another language. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/11/all-the-best-computers-boot-to-python/)

Looking at a TRS-80 12 MB External Hard Drive from 1983
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/looking-at-a-trs-80-12-mb-external-hard-drive-from-1983/

Although hard disks weren’t a common feature yet in many home computers in the 1980s, they were becoming increasingly more affordable. For relative meanings of the word ‘affordable’, naturally. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/looking-at-a-trs-80-12-mb-external-hard-drive-from-1983/)

The Heavy Disco-Ball Satellite Designed to Do… Nothing
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/the-heavy-disco-ball-satellite-designed-to-do-nothing/

Launched in 1976, LAGEOS-1 (LAser GEOdynamic Satellite) is unusual in that it contains no instrumentation, no electronics, no power supply, and no means of propulsion. It’s spherical, weighs just under …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/the-heavy-disco-ball-satellite-designed-to-do-nothing/)

Supercon is Nigh!
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/supercon-is-nigh/

The 2026 Hackaday Superconference is just around the corner in November. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been having an annual gathering for so long, but this is number ten. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/supercon-is-nigh/)

This Mac Is Open Source Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/this-mac-is-open-source-hardware/

Apple hardware has always been proprietary, sometimes to an extreme. But that’s not to say that it’s impossible to make something that does the same job, which is what [DosFox1] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/this-mac-is-open-source-hardware/)

Big Infinity Mirror Clock Invites You To Gaze Deeply
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/big-infinity-mirror-clock-invites-you-to-gaze-deeply/

[Andy Huot] has a fantastic-looking infinity mirror digital clock that really raises the bar. It uses high quality components, smart use of RGB LED animations, and a clever “stacked diffuser” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/big-infinity-mirror-clock-invites-you-to-gaze-deeply/)

Making an Air-Powered Circular Saw with LEGO
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/making-an-air-powered-circular-saw-with-lego/

Although building a table saw out of LEGO is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you look at those colorful bits of plastic, [Jamie] has been …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/12/making-an-air-powered-circular-saw-with-lego/)