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3D-printed F-14 Tomcat uses an FPGA recreation of the ‘world’s first microprocessor'
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
1994 Sega 32X gets first-person Backrooms game with raycasting engine
Free and open source title is strap lined ‘Welcome to the cutting edge of 1994!’
Non-profit investigates Bambu Lab for violating open-source license
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.
45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage
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.
Engineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range
Open-source radar system is 95% cheaper than $250k commercial offerings
3D printer that can mine Bitcoin uses excess heat for temperature control
The creator of a 3D printer that mines Bitcoin took part in an interview on the Home Mining Podcast at the weekend.
Developer's 1994 Linux desktop recreation runs in your browser as a modern web app
Dial back to the 1990s with this Debian Linux clone in your browser
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
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.
