Displays We Love Hacking: Parallel RGB

You might have seen old display panels, from 3″ to 10″, with 40-pin FFC connectors where every pin seems to be used for some data signal. We call these displays parallel RGB, or TTL RGB…

Crusty: The Story Of The Mac SE That Could

Retrocomputing often involves careful restorations, rare components, and white gloves.  This story involves none of those. This is the story of two people who sought to answer one of the greatest q…

Hardware Should Lead Software, Right?

Once upon a time, about twenty years ago, there was a Linux-based router, the Linksys WRT54G. Back then, the number of useful devices running embedded Linux was rather small, and this was a standou…

AMD, Apple, Qualcomm GPUs leak AI data in LeftoverLocals attacks

A new vulnerability dubbed 'LeftoverLocals' affecting graphics processing units from AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and Imagination Technologies allows retrieving data from the local memory space.

KI und ihr biologisches Vorbild

KI und ihr biologisches Vorbild zeigen, wie unser Gehirn funktioniert und diese Kenntnisse in die Entwicklung neuer Soft- sowie Hardware einfließen.

Bringing A Chain Printer Back To Life: The Power Supply

[Usagi Eletric] has his Centurion minicomputer (and a few others) running like a top.  One feature that’s missing, though, is the ability to produce a hard copy. Now, a serious machine like t…

How IBM Stumbled Onto RISC

There are a ton of inventions out in the world that are almost complete accidents, but are still ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives. Things like bubble wrap which was originally intended to be wall…

It’s Switch Mode, But Not As You Know It

The switch-mode power supply has displaced traditional supplies almost completely over the last few decades, being smaller, lighter, and more efficient. But that’s not to say that it’s …

RISC-V auf dem Vormarsch in Indien

Die indische Regierung will RISC-V zum Eckpfeiler für den Aufbau der Tech-Wirtschaft des Landes machen.

How Do You Test If An EEPROM Can Hold Data For 100 Years?

Data retention is a funny thing. Atmel will gladly tell you that the flash memory in an ATmega32A will retain its data for 100 years at room temperature. Microchip says its EEPROMs will retain data…

Vans and North Face owner VF Corp hit by ransomware attack

American global apparel and footwear giant VF Corporation, the owner of brands like Supreme, Vans, Timberland, and The North Face, has disclosed a security incident that caused operational disruptions.

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"Sierra:21" vulnerabilities impact critical infrastructure routers

A set of 21 newly discovered vulnerabilities impact Sierra OT/IoT routers and threaten critical infrastructure with remote code execution, unauthorized access, cross-site scripting, authentication bypass, and denial of service attacks.

10-year-old Raspberry Pi revision 0002 runs for 6 years without rebooting

If it ain't broke, why replace it?

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Simple CMOS Circuit Allows Power And Data Over Twisted-Pair Wiring

If you need to send data from sensors, there are plenty of options, including a bewildering selection of wireless methods. Trouble is, most of those protocols require a substantial stack of technol…