This week, we’re shaking things up a little, with Tom Nardi still in the host seat, and someone besides Al Williams in the other, namely Kristina Panos. In Hackaday news, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/hackaday-podcast-episode-372-poptubers-shifty-semiconductors-and-shelving-shelf-labels/)
Using Windows 11 on an LGA 775 PC with AGP Videocard
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-windows-11-on-an-lga-775-pc-with-agp-videocard/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-windows-11-on-an-lga-775-pc-with-agp-videocard/
Although the thought of installing a modern operating system like Windows 11 on something as archaic as a Core 2 Quad Q6600 Intel CPU may seem ridiculous, it being the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-windows-11-on-an-lga-775-pc-with-agp-videocard/)
As It Turns Out, There’s More Than One Cassette Mechanism Being Made After All
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/as-it-turns-out-theres-more-than-one-cassette-mechanism-being-made-after-all/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/as-it-turns-out-theres-more-than-one-cassette-mechanism-being-made-after-all/
It’s become an accepted truth amongst tapeheads that there’s no point looking at new hardware, because there’s only one tape mechanism being made anywhere in the world anymore, and that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/as-it-turns-out-theres-more-than-one-cassette-mechanism-being-made-after-all/)
Over-Engineering an FDM Spool Holder From Prusa Mk4S Remains
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/over-engineering-an-fdm-spool-holder-from-prusa-mk4s-remains/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/over-engineering-an-fdm-spool-holder-from-prusa-mk4s-remains/
Unlike resin printers where you generally just pour the fresh resin into the easily accessible vat, FDM printers need to squirrel away at least one spool and its requisite holder …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/over-engineering-an-fdm-spool-holder-from-prusa-mk4s-remains/)
Investigating the S3 Virge’s Reputation as a 3D Decelerator Card
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/investigating-the-s3-virges-reputation-as-a-3d-decelerator-card/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/investigating-the-s3-virges-reputation-as-a-3d-decelerator-card/
Back in 1996 the 3D gaming market on PC was beginning to heat up, with hot new titles like Tomb Raider coming out that year and requiring much more graphics …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/investigating-the-s3-virges-reputation-as-a-3d-decelerator-card/)
Using Brand New NiMH Cells After Sitting 12 Years Unused
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-brand-new-nimh-cells-after-sitting-12-years-unused/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-brand-new-nimh-cells-after-sitting-12-years-unused/
After finding a pack of NiMH rechargeable cells that had never been used since buying them in 2014, [DiodeGoneWild] decided to test whether they could be tossed or not. After …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-brand-new-nimh-cells-after-sitting-12-years-unused/)
An Unlikely Host For An 8080 Emulator
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/an-unlikely-host-for-an-8080-emulator/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/an-unlikely-host-for-an-8080-emulator/
To emulate vintage microprocessor hardware, it’s normal to find a modern host that provides alongside the number-crunching grunt, sufficient physical connections to interface with its support hardware. Thus if you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/an-unlikely-host-for-an-8080-emulator/)
3D Printing a Miniature CoreXY Printer
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/3d-printing-a-miniature-corexy-printer/
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/3d-printing-a-miniature-corexy-printer/