Recent Projects

The Intel 8080 MMD-1 is arguably the first single board computer. We restore one, and use its breadboard area for even more retro hacks.

MMD-1 Retrocomputer Runs Microsoft's First Product

What if Commodore had never gone bankrupt and Amiga development had never stopped?

Project Ceylon: What If the Amiga Never Died?

FPGA-based ProFile drive emulator for the Apple ][, ///, and Lisa

ProFile Emulator

jorj-bauer Jorj Bauer

Reawakening a 1970s PDP-11/05 console via custom hardware & an ESP32 OS, with a clock, Bluetooth sound & interactive panel behaviors.

PDP-11/05 Panel Reawakening

Turning the antenna selection decision tree we use daily into a free web tool — sub-band, mounting, envelope, environment.

Building an Antenna Selection Calculator for Sub-6

AtmosTag is an ultra-low-power, pocket-sized device featuring a 2.13-inch e-ink display, designed for persistent visual data presentation,

AtmosTag

fadlan-abduh Fadlan Abduh

This mid-70s version of the Arduino needs to be put together and then put to work!

Siemens SIKIT-DK 8080

Creating a Foldable PlayStation 2 Handheld:《 PlayStation 2 DUO》

PlayStation 2 DUO ：Foldable handheld game console

Simple, inexpensive bird feeder that dispenses peanuts in exchange for dropping stuff in a hole. A vending machine for clever birds.

Vending Machine for Birds

stephen-chasey Stephen Chasey

Yet another Nipkow disc apparatus

Mechanical TV / Display

svofski svofski

A blueprint for an analog CMY liquid display M. set explorer.

A cathedral for the Mandelbrot set

Information about reverse engineering process of another cheap aftermarket car LCD device with Car Play and Android Auto support.

Reverse Engineering another CarPlay/AA device

gamadrildev gamadril.dev

Hand-built miniature replica of the IBM PC 5150. No AI, CAD, or 3D printing was used or harmed during this production.

IBM PC 5150 Almost-Replica

A File Manger for Altair 8800 and CP/M 2.2 written in 8080 Assembler

STEM

matt-brugman Matt Brugman

7-segment displays A hand-bent brass wire sculpture, clock powered by ESP32-C3 with NTP time sync.

YUMO GLOBE - Digital Clock

yumobuilds YUMO.BUILDS

An ESP32-powered desk gadget with six round displays, with one touch its start spinning.

YUMO Roulette — A "Floating" Spinning Desk Gadget

yumobuilds YUMO.BUILDS