WAV2VGM Plays Audio Via OPL3 Synthesis
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/wav2vgm-plays-audio-via-opl3-synthesis/

Once upon a time, computers didn’t really have enough resources to play back high-quality audio. It took too much RAM and too many CPU cycles and it was just altogether …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/wav2vgm-plays-audio-via-opl3-synthesis/)

The End of Ondsel and Reflecting on the Commercial Prospects for FreeCAD
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/the-end-of-ondsel-and-reflecting-on-the-commercial-prospects-for-freecad/

Within the world of CAD there are the well-known and more niche big commercial players and there are projects like FreeCAD that seek to bring a OSS solution to the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/the-end-of-ondsel-and-reflecting-on-the-commercial-prospects-for-freecad/)

Remember the Tri-Format Floppy Disk?
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/remember-the-tri-format-floppy-disk/

These days, the vast majority of portable media users are storing their files on some kind of Microsoft-developed file system. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, though, things were different. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/remember-the-tri-format-floppy-disk/)

Intuition about Maxwell’s Equations
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/intuition-about-maxwells-equations/

You don’t have to know how a car engine works to drive a car — but you can bet all the drivers in the Indy 500 have a better than …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/intuition-about-maxwells-equations/)

NASA Announces New Trials for In-Space Laser Welding
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/nasa-announces-new-trials-for-in-space-laser-welding/

Comparing laser beam welding with electron beam welding in space. (Source: E. Choi et al., OSU, NASA)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/laser-beam-vs_electron-beam_welding_in_space_tamir_et_al_1993.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/laser-beam-vs_electron-beam_welding_in_space_tamir_et_al_1993.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">In-space manufacturing is a big challenge, even with many of the same manufacturing methods being available as on the ground. These methods include rivets, bolts, but also welding, the latter …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/nasa-announces-new-trials-for-in-space-laser-welding/)

A Teletype by Any Other Name: The Early E-mail and Wordprocessor
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/a-teletype-by-any-other-name-the-early-e-mail-and-wordprocessor/

Some brand names become the de facto name for the generic product. Xerox, for example. Or Velcro. Teletype was a trademark, but it has come to mean just about any …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/a-teletype-by-any-other-name-the-early-e-mail-and-wordprocessor/)

A Vintage Radiator Core, From Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/13/a-vintage-radiator-core-from-scratch/