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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.

Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case
By Mark Tyson Published
An Atari computer enthusiast is planning to produce a new TKL-sized FPGA-powered remake dubbed the MiniST.

Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026
By Mark Tyson Published
A computer historian has documented the moment a 1974 kit computer successfully ran its first ever program – in 2016. Altair 8800 kit needed a new PSU.

Doom conquers the kitchen through an electric cooking pot
By Luke James Last updated
A YouTuber has managed to run Doom on a Krups Cook4Mec smart pressure cooker after dumping and reflashing the firmware on the appliance’s touchscreen control hardware.

Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired by the NES and PlayStation 1
By Bruno Ferreira Published
Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired on the NES and PlayStation 1

Dev uses Claude AI to write a ‘functional NES emulator’
By Mark Tyson Published
A developer has succeeded in prompting Claude to write 'a functional NES emulator.'

Nintendo's SNES cartridges get a USB-C adapter for playing, backing up, and validation
By Jowi Morales Published
Epilogue just announced pre-orders for the SN Operator, a USB-C cartridge reader that lets you play and back up your SNES game library to your computer.

D7VK reaches version 1.1 and adds frontend and experimental Direct3D 6 support
By Bruno Ferreira Published
D7VK has added experimental Direct3D 6 support, opening up near-native performance for older PC games without emulation.
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