Commodore C64: the Most Popular Home Computer Ever Turns 40
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/commodore-c64-the-most-popular-home-computer-ever-turns-40/
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/commodore-c64-the-most-popular-home-computer-ever-turns-40/
This year marks the anniversary of the most popular selling home computer ever, the Commodore 64, which made its debut in 1982. Note that I am saying “home computer” and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/commodore-c64-the-most-popular-home-computer-ever-turns-40/)
This Laptop Gets All The PCIe Devices
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/this-laptop-gets-all-the-pcie-devices/
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/this-laptop-gets-all-the-pcie-devices/
Did you ever feel like your laptop’s GPU was sub-optimal, or perhaps that your laptop could use a SAS controller? [Rob Rogers] felt like that too, so now he has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/this-laptop-gets-all-the-pcie-devices/)
A Rotary Encoder: How Hard Can It Be?
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/a-rotary-encoder-how-hard-can-it-be/
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/a-rotary-encoder-how-hard-can-it-be/
As you may have noticed, I’ve been working with an STM32 ARM CPU using Mbed. There was a time when Mbed was pretty simple, but a lot has changed since …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/a-rotary-encoder-how-hard-can-it-be/)
2022 Sci-Fi Contest: Glowing LED Cubes Make Captivating Artifacts
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/2022-sci-fi-contest-glowing-led-cubes-make-captivating-artifacts/
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/2022-sci-fi-contest-glowing-led-cubes-make-captivating-artifacts/
LED cubes were once an exercise in IO mastery, requiring multiplexing finesse in order to drive arrays of many LEDs. Going RGB only increased the challenge. This build from [DIY …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/2022-sci-fi-contest-glowing-led-cubes-make-captivating-artifacts/)
Copper: Rectifying AC a Century Ago
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/copper-rectifying-ac-a-century-ago/
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/copper-rectifying-ac-a-century-ago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvx1PTYyTSk
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Snap-2022-04-19-at-22.22.16.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Snap-2022-04-19-at-22.22.16.png?w=800">[Robert Murray-Smith] presents for us an interesting electronic device from years gone by, before the advent of Silicon semiconductors, the humble metal oxide rectifier. After the electronic dust had settled …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/copper-rectifying-ac-a-century-ago/)
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Snap-2022-04-19-at-22.22.16.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Snap-2022-04-19-at-22.22.16.png?w=800">[Robert Murray-Smith] presents for us an interesting electronic device from years gone by, before the advent of Silicon semiconductors, the humble metal oxide rectifier. After the electronic dust had settled …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/copper-rectifying-ac-a-century-ago/)
Bring Precision to the Woodshop with an Electronic Router Lift
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/bring-precision-to-the-woodshop-with-an-electronic-router-lift/
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/bring-precision-to-the-woodshop-with-an-electronic-router-lift/
One of the knocks that woodworkers get from the metalworking crowd is that their chosen material is a bit… compliant. Measurements only need to be within a 1/16th of an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/bring-precision-to-the-woodshop-with-an-electronic-router-lift/)
Turning Scrap Copper into Beautiful Copper Acetate Crystals
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/turning-scrap-copper-into-beautiful-copper-acetate-crystals/
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/turning-scrap-copper-into-beautiful-copper-acetate-crystals/