The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+2 was the first home computer released by Amstrad after buying up Sinclair. It’s basically a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128, but with a proper keyboard and a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/fixing-1986-sinclair-spectrum2-with-a-high-score-of-issues/)

Getting Dial-Up To Work Over VOIP Isn’t Always Easy
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/getting-dial-up-to-work-over-voip-isnt-always-easy/

Dial-up modems used to be the default way of accessing the Internet, but times have moved on. They’re now largely esoteric relics from a time gone by. With regular old …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/getting-dial-up-to-work-over-voip-isnt-always-easy/)

Old BBC Micro Gets Some Disk Help From A Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/old-bbc-micro-gets-some-disk-help-from-a-raspberry-pi/

[Peter Mount] had a simple problem. He’d treated himself to a retro purchase in the form of a BBC Master 128—a faster sequel to the BBC Micro Model B. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/19/old-bbc-micro-gets-some-disk-help-from-a-raspberry-pi/)

Watch a 3D Scan Become a Car Body Model
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/watch-a-3d-scan-become-a-car-body-model/

Not all 3D scanning is alike, and the right workflow can depend on the object involved. [Ding Dong Drift] demonstrates this in his 3D scan of a project car. His …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/watch-a-3d-scan-become-a-car-body-model/)

Multimeter Gets Socket Upgrade To Use Nicer Probes
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/multimeter-gets-socket-upgrade-to-use-nicer-probes/

[Piffpaffpoltrie] had a problem. They found the InLine VA40R to be a perfectly usable multimeter, except for a couple of flaws. Most glaring among these were the tiny sockets for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/multimeter-gets-socket-upgrade-to-use-nicer-probes/)

Subchannel Stations: The Radio Broadcasts You Didn’t Know Were There
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/subchannel-stations-the-radio-broadcasts-you-didnt-know-were-there/

Analog radio broadcasts are pretty simple, right? Tune into a given frequency on the AM or FM bands, and what you hear is what you get. Or at least, that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/subchannel-stations-the-radio-broadcasts-you-didnt-know-were-there/)

Embossing Leather With a Pipe Bender and 3D Printed Tooling
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/embossing-leather-with-a-pipe-bender-and-3d-printed-tooling/

Embossed leather belts can be deliciously stylish. However, the tooling for making these fashionable items is not always easy to come by, and it rarely comes cheap. What do we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/embossing-leather-with-a-pipe-bender-and-3d-printed-tooling/)