The Lancaster ASCII Keyboard Recreated
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/the-lancaster-ascii-keyboard-recreated/
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/the-lancaster-ascii-keyboard-recreated/
It is hard to imagine that there was a time when having a keyboard and screen readily available was a real problem for people who wanted to experiment with computers. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/the-lancaster-ascii-keyboard-recreated/)
Apollo-era PCB Reverse Engineering to KiCad
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/apollo-era-pcb-reverse-engineering-to-kicad/
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/apollo-era-pcb-reverse-engineering-to-kicad/
image from Skyhawkson’s hackaday.io page
" data-image-caption="Mystery Apollo-era PCB Assembly
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/board-front-cropped.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/board-front-cropped.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Earlier this year [Skyhawkson] got ahold of a Apollo-era printed circuit board which he believes was used in a NASA test stand. He took high quality photos of both sides …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/apollo-era-pcb-reverse-engineering-to-kicad/)
" data-image-caption="Mystery Apollo-era PCB Assembly
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/board-front-cropped.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/board-front-cropped.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Earlier this year [Skyhawkson] got ahold of a Apollo-era printed circuit board which he believes was used in a NASA test stand. He took high quality photos of both sides …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/apollo-era-pcb-reverse-engineering-to-kicad/)
Experimental Drone Flies Like A Bird
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/experimental-drone-flies-like-a-bird/
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/experimental-drone-flies-like-a-bird/
Most RC planes follow a simple control scheme: elevators for pitch, rudder for yaw, and ailerons for roll. This one-to-one mapping keeps things straightforward, and fewer actuators means less weight. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/experimental-drone-flies-like-a-bird/)
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the TRON Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-tron-keyboard/
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-tron-keyboard/
[Folaefolc] was craving a new keyboard build a few weeks ago and got inspired by the humble 3.5″ floppy disk. So much so that he decided to make a split …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-tron-keyboard/)
Square Roots 1800s Style — No, the Other 1800s
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/square-roots-1800s-style-no-the-other-1800s/
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/square-roots-1800s-style-no-the-other-1800s/
[MindYourDecisions] presents a Babylonian tablet dating back to around 1800 BC that shows that the hypotenuse of a unit square is the square root of two or 1.41421. How did …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/square-roots-1800s-style-no-the-other-1800s/)
E-Ink Screen Combined With Analog Dial Is Epic Win
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/e-ink-screen-combined-with-analog-dial-is-epic-win/
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/e-ink-screen-combined-with-analog-dial-is-epic-win/
Analog dials used to be a pretty common way of displaying information on test equipment and in industrial applications. They fell out of favor as more advanced display technologies became …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/e-ink-screen-combined-with-analog-dial-is-epic-win/)
An Over-Engineered Basement Monitor
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/an-over-engineered-basement-monitor/
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/an-over-engineered-basement-monitor/