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3D-printed F-14 Tomcat uses an FPGA recreation of the ‘world’s first microprocessor'

By Mark Tyson Published

An FPGA and embedded systems expert has recreated the US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat’s Central Air Data Computer (CADC) in an FPGA. It is demonstrated in a scale 3D printed model aircraft

CPUs
1994 Sega 32X gets first-person Backrooms game with raycasting engine

By Mark Tyson Published

Free and open source title is strap lined ‘Welcome to the cutting edge of 1994!’

Retro Gaming
Bambu Lab X2D
Non-profit investigates Bambu Lab for violating open-source license

By Jowi Morales last updated

The SFC says that including proprietary code alongside software under AGPLv3 breaks the open-source license, and that Bambu Lab has been doing this for years.

3D Printing
45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage

By Mark Tyson Published

Microsoft continues to make some of the earliest chapters of its operating system history open-source and freely available. Here's 86-DOS 1.00, released on its 45th anniversary, for example.

Operating Systems
Engineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range

By Bruno Ferreira Published

Open-source radar system is 95% cheaper than $250k commercial offerings

Maker and STEM
3D printer that can mine Bitcoin uses excess heat for temperature control

By Mark Tyson Published

The creator of a 3D printer that mines Bitcoin took part in an interview on the Home Mining Podcast at the weekend.

ASICs
Developer's 1994 Linux desktop recreation runs in your browser as a modern web app

By Ben Stockton Published

Dial back to the 1990s with this Debian Linux clone in your browser

Linux
DoomBuds ports the 1993 FPS classic to open-source earbuds by streaming JPGs at 18fps — runs on 300MHz CPU with less than 1MB of RAM

By Mark Tyson Published

A developer has ported Doom to a pair of earbuds, but there were extra hurdles to jump, as the earbuds don't have a screen.

Retro Gaming
Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in under 6 months

By Mark Tyson Published

An enthusiast has showcased an open-source Intel 486 motherboard that they claim was 'made from scratch' in under six months.

Retro Gaming
AMD hints at officially open-sourcing FSR 4

By Bruno Ferreira Published

AMD hints at officially open-sourcing FSR 4

GPUs
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