After previously working out a suitable approach to create a period-correct paper tape reader for his tube-based, MC14500B processor-inspired computer, [David Lovett] over at the Usagi Electric farm is back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/usagi-electrics-paper-tape-reader-is-ready-to-hop-with-the-tube-computer/)
Hack Your Eyesight with High Tech Bifocals
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-your-eyesight-with-high-tech-bifocals/
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-your-eyesight-with-high-tech-bifocals/
As we get older, our eyes get worse. That’s just a fact of life. It is a rite of passage the first time you leave the eye doctor with a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-your-eyesight-with-high-tech-bifocals/)
Hack On Self: Collecting Data
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-on-self-collecting-data/
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-on-self-collecting-data/
A month ago, I’ve talked about using computers to hack on our day-to-day existence, specifically, augmenting my sense of time (or rather, lack thereof). Collecting data has been super helpful …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/hack-on-self-collecting-data/)
Real Time Hacking Of A Supermarket Toy
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/real-time-hacking-of-a-supermarket-toy/
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/real-time-hacking-of-a-supermarket-toy/
Sometimes those moments arise when a new device comes on the market and hardware hackers immediately take to it. Over a few days, an observer can watch them reverse engineer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/real-time-hacking-of-a-supermarket-toy/)
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the (Mc)Cool Typewriter
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mccool-typewriter/
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mccool-typewriter/
Okay, so this isn’t a traditional keyboard, but you can probably figure out why the RuneRing is here. Because it’s awesome! Now, let me give you the finer points. Hugely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mccool-typewriter/)
The JawnCon 0x1 Badge Dials Up a Simpler Time
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/the-jawncon-0x1-badge-dials-up-a-simpler-time/
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/the-jawncon-0x1-badge-dials-up-a-simpler-time/
For hackers of a certain age, the warbling of an analog modem remains something of a siren song. Even if you haven’t heard it in decades, the shrill tones and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/the-jawncon-0x1-badge-dials-up-a-simpler-time/)
Earlier this year Zilog stopped production of the classic 40-pin DIP Z80 microprocessor, a move that brought a tear to the eye of retro computing enthusiasts everywhere. This chip had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/no-z80-no-problem/)