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Analyzing the Code From The Terminator’s HUD
The T-800, also known as the Terminator, was like some kind of non-giving up robot guy. The robot assassin viewed the world through a tinted view with lines of code scrolling by all the while. It was...
View ArticleLogic Analyzers: Decoding And Monitoring
Last time, we looked into using a logic analyzer to decode SPI signals of LCD displays, which can help us reuse LCD screens from proprietary systems, or port LCD driver code from one platform to...
View Article3D Printing a Cassette Is Good Retro Fun
The cassette is one of the coolest music formats ever, in that you could chuck them about with abandon and they’d usually still work. [Chris Borge] recently decided to see if he could recreate these...
View ArticlePlasma Cutter on the Cheap Reviewed
If you have a well-equipped shop, it isn’t unusual to have a welder. Stick welders have become a commodity and even some that use shield gas are cheap if you don’t count buying the bottle of gas. But...
View ArticleCompaq Portable III is More Than Meets the Eye
The Compaq Portable III hails from the 386 era — in the days before the laptop form factor was what we know today. It’s got a bit of an odd design, but a compelling one, and the keyboard is pretty...
View ArticleBuilding a Tape Echo In A Coke Can Tape Player That Doesn’t Really Work
Back in the 1990s, you could get a tape player shaped like a can of Coca Cola. [Simon the Magpie] scored one of these decks and decided to turn it into a tape echo effect instead. It didn’t work so...
View ArticleAlternate Threaded Inserts for 3D Prints
The usual way to put a durable threaded interface into a 3D print is to use a heat-set insert, but what about other options? [Thomas Sanladerer] evaluates a variety of different threaded inserts, none...
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