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Byte - a visual archive

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:23:29 +0000

This zoomable map shows every page of every issue of BYTE starting from the front cover of the first issue (top left) to the last page of the final edition (bottom right). The search bar runs RE2 regex over the full text of all 100k pages. The archive itself is not new, scans of BYTE have long existed on the Internet Archive and elsewhere on the net – but I hope seeing everything in single, searchable place offers a unique perspective.

Tags: #byte #computers #history #magazines #nifty #retro

I love LLMs, I hate hype | the singularity is nearer

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:09:01 +0000

AI is the continuation of the computer revolution. I love computers so much.

Tags: #ai #codegen #computers #dev #llms #programming

Jürg Lehni — Hektor

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:55:01 +0000

Hektor’s light and fragile mechanism consists only of two motors, toothed belts and a spray can holder. By the means of geometric triangulation and gravity, a custom software moves the spray can along predefined drawing paths and remotely activates the can’s nozzle.

Tags: #art #computers #plotters

“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:45:47 +0000

This computer is not for the people writing those reviews — people who already have the MacBook Pro, who have the professional context, who are optimizing at the margin. This computer is for the kid who doesn’t have a margin to optimize. Who can’t wait for the right tool to materialize. Who is going to take what’s available and push it until it breaks and learn something permanent from the breaking.

Tags: #apple #computers #mac #macbookneo

Computers can be understood - Made of Bugs

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:04:03 +0000

Computers are complex, but need not be mysteries. Any question we care to ask can, in principle and usually even in practice, be answered. Unknown systems can be approached with curiosity and determination, not fear.

Tags: #code #computers #dev #software #work

The surreal joy of having an overprovisioned homelab - Xe Iaso

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:16:22 +0000

Tonight I’ll tell you what gets me excited about my homelab and maybe inspire you to make your own. I'll get into what I like about it and clue you into some of the fun you get to have if one of your projects meant to protect your homelab goes hockey-stick.

Tags: #computers #homelab #nifty #talks

The Vectrex Computer - AmigaLove

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 02:11:30 +0000

Behold (in text) - the mythological Vectrex Computer. Supposedly it even had 5 titles ready to ship in early 1984!

Tags: #computers #retro #vectrex

The Tube Computer

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:01:23 +0000

A modern 8 bit design, built with recycled 1950s vacuum tubes, that glow and heat the entire room.

Tags: #computers #electronics #retro #tubes

LAN Party House

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:03:32 +0000

We built a(nother) house optimized for LAN Parties.

Tags: #computers #gaming #housing #lan #party

Computers Are Bad

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 23:04:09 +0000

COMPUTERS ARE BAD is a newsletter semi-regularly issued directly to your doorstep to enlighten you as to the ways that computers are bad and the many reasons why. While I am not one to stay on topic, the gist of the newsletter is computer history, computer security, and "constructive" technology criticism.

Tags: #computers #feeds:subscriptions #imported:opml #newsletters #security

lena | Morten Rieger Hannemose

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:46:30 +0000

Are you writing a publication where you want to use the Lena picture, but don’t want to support its troubled origin? I offer to you my recreation of the Lena/Lenna picture, which you can use to your hearts content.

Tags: #computers #graphics #lena

Early Computer Art in the 50’s & 60’s — Amy Goodchild

Sat, 27 May 2023 18:17:31 +0000

My original vision for this article was to cover the development of computer art from the 50’s to the 90’s, but it turns out there’s an abundance of things without even getting half way through that era. So in this article we’ll look at how Lovelace’s ideas for creativity with a computer first came to life in the 50’s and 60’s, and I’ll cover later decades in future articles.

Tags: #art #computer #computers #history #imported:pinboard #retro

Papercraft Models — Rocky Bergen

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:10:41 +0000

Construct the computer from your childhood or build an entire computer museum at home with these paper models, free to download and share.

Tags: #computers #diy #imported:pinboard #papercraft #retro

The RUM 80 – a home brew Z80 computer built from scratch | Hackaday

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:46:16 +0000

hacker [Lumir Vanek] from the Czech Republic. Between 1985 and 1989, [Lumir] built his own home brew, Z80 based computer.

Tags: #computers #diy #imported:pinboard #retro #z80

The RUM 80 – a home brew Z80 computer built from scratch | Hackaday

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:46:16 +0000

hacker [Lumir Vanek] from the Czech Republic. Between 1985 and 1989, [Lumir] built his own home brew, Z80 based computer.

Tags: #computers #diy #retro #z80