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
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/happy-birthday-to-dad-retrocomputer-style/

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
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/running-stock-ms-dos-on-a-modern-thinkpad/

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
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/tech-in-plain-sight-speedometers/

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
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/citizen-scientists-spot-super-fast-moving-object-in-nasa-data/

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
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-substation/

Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before you see evidence of the electrical grid. Whether it’s wooden poles strung along the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-substation/)

A Cheap DIY PLC Based on the Atmega328P
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-cheap-diy-plc-based-on-the-atmega328p/

If you’re running a big factory, you’ve probably got a massively expensive contract with a major programmable logic controller (PLC) manufacturer. One shudders to think about the cost of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/a-cheap-diy-plc-based-on-the-atmega328p/)

You Can 3D Print Yourself Some Simple Magnetic Switches
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/you-can-3d-print-yourself-some-simple-magnetic-switches/