Atarien writes “What would have happened if technology had progressed faster than design? What would a 1980’s PC look like with with current hardware? The mod built had been displayed in the exhibition as if it would be a new piece of hardware of PC Expo 1981, with fakes ads, tradeshow table etc. The French […]
In the 50’s and 60’s John T. Frye, W9EGV / Popular Electronics published a series of fiction stories called “The Carl and Jerry stories” – In each story the pair acquired new skills, got their ham radio licenses and used their knowledge of electronics to get out of a jam or solve a mystery – […]
In good ole days, you’d strap yourself to a huge machine to perfect those swimming strokes – Link.
CatmullRom says, “An interesting story about using old x-ray plates to copy records in the USSR back in the 1950s.” Link.
Here’s a ginormous gallery of old cassette tapes [via] – Link. Related: Cassette Jam ’05 (older post / link not active) – Link. Analog adio tape cassette nostalgia- Link.
Here’s a DIY version of the pocket protector – Popular Mechanics 1950 – and speaking of melting things… How To Build It 1932 shows how to use old tires as odorless fuel… Interesting what was acceptable over 70 years ago to burn in your homes. That said, around 10 million tires per year are consumed […]
Here’s a neat gallery of hand carved nickels, called “Hobo nickels” – from Wikipedia – “The hobo nickel is a sculptural art form involving the creative modification of small-denomination coins, essentially resulting in miniature bas reliefs. The nickel, because of its size, thickness, and relative softness, was a favored coin for this purpose. However, the […]
