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Tiny386
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (228+ words) A 386 PC For Your RP2350 hackaday.com We’re at a fortunate moment: microcontrollers available at modest prices are edging into the capability level previously reserved for full-fat systems and can, through emulation, run software beyond classic 8-bit home computers, consoles, or…...
A 386 PC For Your RP2350
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (31+ words) We're at a fortunate moment: microcontrollers available at modest prices are edging into the capability level previously reserved for full-fat systems and can, through emulation, run software beyond c......
Spin FV-1 Emulator Simplifies Sound Pedal Development
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (37+ words) If you've never heard of the Spin Semiconductors FP-1 digital signal processor chip, don't worry-- that just means you haven't been deep into guitar petals and audio effects hardware lately. [adamjvr]......
2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: 16-Bit Homebrew Relay Computer
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (33+ words) You want Retro? We did, when we started our retrocomputing challenge. [Peter] decided that transistors weren't retro enough, and sent us this lovely homebrew relay computer, complete with 16- bit CPU,......
Trying To Fix A Suspiciously Cheap Enterprise-Grade Network Switch
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (40+ words) When you see a listing for an Ethernet switch whose specification list is in effect 'yes', with a four-digit price tag when new, and with the seller asking for less than 10% of said $3,000 asking pric......
Old IPad Keyboard Makes For A Modern Netbook
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (199+ words) hackaday.com Netbooks were a class of tiny laptops which hit their peak over a decade ago, with the idea being that you could use the Internet and do your computing on the move with ease Unfortunately manufacturers were scared…...
There’s A Whole Computer Inside This Mouse
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (258+ words) [Gadget Industry] bills it as “a PC inside a Mouse“, but that depends on your definition of a “PC”. This is a Personal Computer inside a mouse, yes, but there’s nothing IBM-compatible about the tiny ARM board he squeezes inside…...
ESP32-P4 Powers Video Alarm Clock
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (264+ words) Hackaday Once upon a time, you had the option of waking up to a bell, a harsh buzzer, or whatever happened to be on the radio that morning Now that itâs the 21st century, weâve gotten used to being…...
A Vacuum Tube Computer For The Home
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (34+ words) The earliest all-electronic computers used vacuum tubes, and most of us will know about machines such as ENIAC or Colossus. Vast machines that required the budget of a country at war to build, andfill......
There’s Whole Computer Inside This Mouse
1+ week, 1+ day ago (42+ words) [Gadget Industry] bills it as "a PC inside a Mouse", but that depends on your definition of a "PC". This is a Personal Computer inside a mouse, yes, but there's nothing IBM-compatible about the tiny A......