BillPg] has been designing a fantasy 1980s-era home computer. As part of the exercise, he’s reevaluating all the assumptions that have grown organically over time in the small computer ...

HamsterOS fits on just a single 1.44 MB floppy disk, and it's set for a full release this November.

Tech pro ThioJoe explains why 32-bit applications can still be useful in certain modern computing scenarios.

Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, you'll soon need to switch to Windows 11 for security reasons. We compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon upgrading.

Microchip edges past Fabrinet as AI data-center wins and a coming 3nm PCIe Gen6 switch offset its pricier valuation.

We’re used to seeing technologies move with the times, and it’s likely among Hackaday readers are the group who spend the most time doing that and are most aware of it. There’s one which we’ll all be ...

The Bitcoin community continues to debate whether cryptographically relevant quantum computers are imminent or decades away. Project Eleven, a quantum security research company, awarded a prize to ...

With growing focus on the existential threat quantum computing poses to some of the most crucial and widely used forms of encryption, cryptography engineer Filippo Valsorda wants to make one thing ...

In brief: FPGA circuits have enabled a new generation of devices that replicate retro game consoles and computers with near-perfect cycle accuracy. The latest example is Atari's 16-bit home computer, ...

The head of global investment research at Coinbase says that quantum computing poses significant risks to Bitcoin’s security. The executive explained that quantum computers could potentially run ...