For decades, the magnetic stripe has been ubiquitous on everything from credit cards to tickets to ID badges. But the BBC reports — unsurprisingly — that the mag stripe’s days …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/farewell-magnetic-stripe/)

The First Mass Produced DRAM of the Soviet Union
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565RU1 die manufactured in 1981.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/565RU1_DRAM_1981_die_shot.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/565RU1_DRAM_1981_die_shot.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Although the benefits of semiconductor technology were undeniable during the second half the 20th century, there was a clear divide between the two sides of the Iron Curtain. Whilst the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/the-first-mass-produced-dram-of-the-soviet-union/)

Tiny ’90s Laptop Gets Modern Power
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The laptop to have here in the 2020s varies depending on who you ask, perhaps a Framework, or maybe a ThinkPad. Back in the 1990s the answer might have included …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/tiny-90s-laptop-gets-modern-power/)

Happy Birthday to Dad, Retrocomputer Style
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For those of us who lived through the early 8-bit computing revolution — the tail end, in our case — it’s hard to believe that there’s a second wave of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/happy-birthday-to-dad-retrocomputer-style/)

Running Stock MS-DOS on a Modern ThinkPad
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It might seem like the days of MS-DOS were a lifetime ago because…well, they basically were. Version 6.22 of the venerable operating system, the last standalone release, came out back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/running-stock-ms-dos-on-a-modern-thinkpad/)

Tech in Plain Sight: Speedometers
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In a modern car, your speedometer might look analog, but it is almost certainly digital and driven by the computer that has to monitor all sorts of things anyway. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/tech-in-plain-sight-speedometers/)

Citizen Scientists Spot Super Fast Moving Object in NASA Data
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When you were five, you probably spotted your best friend running at “a million miles an hour” when they beat everybody at the local athletics meet. You probably haven’t seen …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/citizen-scientists-spot-super-fast-moving-object-in-nasa-data/)

A Field Guide to the North American Substation
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