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Tandy Corporation, Part 3

a month ago

from Abort Retry Fail in technology

Becoming IBM Compatible

There's not much point in buying Commodore

2 months ago

from Old Vintage Computing Research in technology

Bona fides: Commodore 128DCR on my desk with a second 1571, Ultimate II+-L and a ZoomFloppy, three SX-64s I use for various projects, heaps of spare...

2025-06-08 Omnimax

2 months ago

from computers are bad in technology

In a previous life, I worked for a location-based entertainment company, part of a huge team of people developing a location for Las Vegas, Nevada. It...

RIP Bill Atkinson

2 months ago

from Old Vintage Computing Research in technology

As posted by his family (Facebook link), Bill Atkinson passed away on June 5 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 74. The Macintosh would not have...

This robotic tongue drummer bangs out all the ambient hits

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

If you like to listen to those “deep focus” soundtracks that are all ambient and relaxing, then you’ve heard a tongue drum in action. A tongue drum,...

Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny: how does it fare as a home server?

2 months ago

from ./techtipsy in technology

My evenings of absent-minded local auction site scrolling1 paid off: I now own a Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny. It’s relatively old, being manufactured...

This DIY standing desk controller provides luxury car-style memory settings

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

One of the best features you’ll find on a fancy luxury car is seat position memory. Typically, there are at least two profiles that “save” the...

The First Time I Was Almost Fired From Apple

2 months ago

from Engineers Need Art in technology

Oh yes, I screwed up more than once during my tenure at Apple.

The Tandy Corporation, Part 2

2 months ago

from Abort Retry Fail in technology

Trash-80s get Colorful, and Trash-80s get into your pockets

Plus Post: Sony SMC-777C

2 months ago

from Computer Ads from the Past in technology

One person, Eight languages. The 8bit.

Harpoom: of course the Apple Network Server can be hacked into running Doom

2 months ago

from Old Vintage Computing Research in technology

a $10,000+ Apple server running IBM AIX. Of course you can. Well, you can now. Now, let's go ahead and get the grumbling out of the way. No, the ANS...

Embedding Godot games in iOS is easy

2 months ago

from Christian Selig in technology

Recently there’s been very exciting developments in the Godot game engine, that have allowed really easy and powerful integration into an existing...

Precision Clock Mk IV

2 months ago

from latest projects - mitxela.com in technology

[Hardware] GPS synchronised, millisecond precision, automatic timezones and more!

What can you do with Arduino and a new 3D printer?

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

When 3D printing matured from an industrial edge case to a mainstream commercial technology in the 2010s, it captured the imaginations of everyone...

Epyx Oil Barons

2 months ago

from Computer Ads from the Past in technology

Oil Barons. If You're Smart, You'll get Filthy Rich.

Recreating a bizarre century-old electronic instrument

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

There are a handful of instruments that are staples of modern music, like guitars and pianos. And then there are hundreds of other instruments that...

2025-05-27 the first smart homes

2 months ago

from computers are bad in technology

Sometimes I think I should pivot my career to home automation critic, because I have many opinions on the state of the home automation industry---and...

YouTuber builds robot to make boyfriend take out the trash

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

Is there anything more irritating than living with a partner who procrastinates on their share of the chores? Even if it isn’t malicious, it sure is...

Datamost Nightraiders

2 months ago

from Computer Ads from the Past in technology

Day Must Turn to Night Before Mankind Dares to Fight

prior-art-dept.: The hierarchical hypermedia world of Hyper-G

2 months ago

from Old Vintage Computing Research in technology

Prior Art Department and today we'll consider a forgotten yet still extant sidebar of the early 1990s Internet. If you had Internet access at home...

This DIY bruxism detector prevents jaw clenching during sleep

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

At some point in your life, you’ve probably had a doctor or dentist ask you if you clench your jaw or grind your teeth — particularly at night. That...

We get laptops with annoying cooling fans because we keep buying them

2 months ago

from ./techtipsy in technology

I don’t like laptops with loud cooling fans in them. Quite a controversial position, I know. But really, they do suck. A laptop can be great to use,...

New arrivals: Nano Connector Carrier + 7 Modulino® nodes to supercharge your projects

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

We’re excited to introduce two tiny additions to the Arduino ecosystem that will make a big difference: the Nano Connector Carrier and seven new...

The Tandy Corporation, Part 1

2 months ago

from Abort Retry Fail in technology

From leather shoe bits to the TRS-80

Behind the boards: How Alba PCB Group and Arduino bring Made-in-Italy innovation to life

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

Our manufacturing partner Alba PCB Group, headquartered in Mogliano Veneto, Italy, invites you to take a peek behind the scenes with a beautiful...

Home is where the home server is

2 months ago

from ./techtipsy in technology

I moved recently, and so did my home server. You might have noticed it due to the downtime. This time I have built a dedicated shelf for it, which...

Optimize maintenance with the Arduino Rileva ME Opta Bundle

2 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

When your machines run smoothly, your business can go far. That’s why condition monitoring – once a “nice to have” – is quickly becoming a must in...

Dr. Dobb's Journal Interviews Jef Raskin (1986)

2 months ago

from Computer Ads from the Past in technology

They discuss interface design and Raskin's hatred of the mouse.

2025-05-11 air traffic control

2 months ago

from computers are bad in technology

Air traffic control has been in the news lately, on account of my country's declining ability to do it. Well, that's a long-term trend, resulting...

Sierpiński triangle? In my bitwise AND?

2 months ago

from lcamtuf’s thing in technology

Exploring a peculiar bit-twiddling hack at the intersection of 1980s geek sensibilities.

Reverse engineering the 386 processor's prefetch queue circuitry

3 months ago

from Ken Shirriff's blog in technology

In 1985, Intel introduced the groundbreaking 386 processor, the first 32-bit processor in the x86 architecture. To improve performance, the 386 has a...

Code Matters

3 months ago

from Matt Mullenweg in technology

It looks like the code that the newly announced Figma Sites is producing isn’t the best. There are some cool Figma-to-WordPress workflows; I hope...

What got you here…

3 months ago

from Birchtree in technology

John Siracusa: Apple Turnover From virtue comes money, and all other good things. This idea rings in my head whenever I think about Apple. It’s the...

A single RGB camera turns your palm into a keyboard for mixed reality interaction

3 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

Interactions in mixed reality are a challenge. Nobody wants to hold bulky controllers and type by clicking on big virtual keys one at a time. But...

Odds and Ends #67: Why Starmer should follow Trump's communications strategy

3 months ago

from Odds and Ends of History in technology

Plus why AI environmental claims are basically nonsense.

Nintendo's financial results are actually pretty interesting

3 months ago

from Birchtree in technology

Nintendo's fiscal year just ended on March 31, and their annual results report has some goodies in there I thought were worth shouting out. First up,...

This plant always gets enough sunlight thanks to its robotic legs

3 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

Plants of all kinds are quite infamous for their inability to move, and this can be especially problematic for houseplants that rely on consistently...

Raycast does this

3 months ago

from Birchtree in technology

The gang gets to work defending their Mac login items. Who has the most minimal startup? Who's got the craziest apps? This episode has more new apps...

Vote for the May 2025 + Post Topic

3 months ago

from Computer Ads from the Past in technology

Make your vote count.

Brightness and Contrast Adjustment of Tektronix TDS 500/600/700 Oscilloscopes

3 months ago

from Electronics etc… in technology

Introduction Finding the Display Tuning Potentiometers The Result Hardcopy Preview Mode Introduction Less than a week after finishing my TDS 684B...

Comics from 1983/12 Issue of Videogaming and Computer Gaming Illustrated

3 months ago

from Computer Ads from the Past in technology

Time for some oldie levity.

Nebula Sans (and my new Jet Lag addiction)

3 months ago

from Birchtree in technology

My friend and Comfort Zone cohost Niléane recently recommended the series Jet Lag: The Game, and it's become my new obsession recently. I think the...

Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US

3 months ago

from Krebs on Security in technology

A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in...

SysOwned, Your Friendly Support Ticket - SysAid On-Premise Pre-Auth RCE Chain (CVE-2025-2775 And Friends)

3 months ago

from watchTowr Labs in technology

It’s… another week, and another vendor who is apparently experienced with ransomware gangs but yet struggles with email. In what we've seen others...

This haptic glove could help deafblind people communicate

3 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

Part of the reason that we all learned in school about the Helen Keller’s inspiring life was because the combination of blindness and deafness are so...

Remember Gravatar?

3 months ago

from Matt Mullenweg in technology

Gravatar has always been about giving people control over their identity online. One avatar, one profile, synced across the web, verified connections,...

What's that power you've amassed for if you're not going to use it?

3 months ago

from Birchtree in technology

I read this excellent post by Niléane: Are Pride Wallpapers and a Watch Band Enough in 2025?… At a time when some trans people are actively seeking to...

Tony Blair is right about Net Zero

3 months ago

from Odds and Ends of History in technology

Tough on carbon, tough on the sources of carbon

The math of when stage 1 and stage 2 make sense

3 months ago

from Vitalik Buterin's website in technology

Knuckle typing in mixed reality just makes sense

3 months ago

from Arduino Blog in technology

While mixed reality — virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) — has come a long way in recent years, there are still a lot of challenges that...