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Spin FV-1 Emulator Simplifies Sound Pedal Development
12+ hour, 7+ min 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
12+ hour, 42+ min 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,......
All The Best Computers Boot To… Python?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (35+ words) Among all the machines of the 8-bit home computer era which booted straight to a BASIC prompt, there were a very few that went their own way with another language. The Jupiter Ace springs immediately......
3D Imaging Without A Lens
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (236+ words) Hackaday There are plenty of ways to capture 3D images or simulations of such if you know what youâre doing with camera hardware and fancy mathematics However, a little more unusual is the idea of capturing a 3D image while using…...
Local LLMs Can Work Better Than Claude, At Least For Some
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (302+ words) Hackaday This is going to be a very personal question, because when youâre talking cloud vs local anything, it comes down to this: how much are you willing to pay for independence? The local option might save you long…...
Reverse Engineering The Philips PM5139
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (34+ words) The Philips PM5139 is not famous. It won no great victories on the battlefield, nor was instrumental in changing the political landscape. It was just a useful function generator that you might find on......
It’s GNU Radio Companion, But In The Browser
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (30+ words) The progression of the web browser from a tool for simple static information browsing into a do-everything computing environment has been inexorable, with package after package making the jump. Today......
Decoding The NEC V20 Microcode ROM
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (35+ words) The NEC V20 is an Intel 8088-compatible processor that features the same use of microcode, though with its own characteristics. This makes it important to use this same microcode if your goal is to cr......
Sick Of Wayland Vs. Xorg? How About GEM?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (37+ words) Between lawsuits from Apple, and Microsoft being Microsoft, Digital Research's GEM desktop for DOS never really had a chance. It did have another life on Atari home computers, but it's the DOS version......
The Different Ways To Look At Negative Resistance
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (32+ words) [lcamtuf] has an in-depth look at the concept of negative resistance that goes somewhat further than one might expect. Normally, as voltage across a resistance increases so too does the current. Negat......