Now that early PCs have moved firmly from the realm of e-waste into being collector’s items, it’s worth putting in some ...

Many of us are guilty of toeing the line between having a ready supply of components at hand and simply hoarding for fear of throwing anything out. In a first admission of this problem, [Scott ...

There were a plethora of tiny, local ISPs in the days of dial-up internet. Along with the big providers, many cities would ...

From outer space to down here on Earth, there are many places where ionizing radiation levels are high enough that they ...

Every collector ends up with items that are worthless, usually because they are broken or incomplete. When [Graindead] found ...

For once, we can avoid debating in the comments what constitutes a “cyberdeck”, because [LCLDIY] does not refer to his ...

There are many events so far in 2026 that could reasonably have been predicted, but perhaps one which couldn’t is a Hackaday ...

We miss the old Heathkit. You could build equipment that rivaled or even surpassed commercial devices. The cost was usually ...

If you own a computer that’s not mobile, it’s almost certain that it will receive its power in some form from a mains wall ...

Approximately 25 hours after launch, at 7:49 PM EDT, the Orion spacecraft completed the trans-lunar injection burn that put ...

Today, fireplaces, their cozy glow once a household staple, are mostly a thing of the past. In fact, a decent amount of old ...

The Allen Scythe is one of those fantastic pieces of vintage agricultural machinery which would never be allowed to be ...