Richard writes – “Find out where that VCR in your living room came from. Read about video hardware that has been extinct a very long time. At LabGuy’s World, you can tour the virtual museum, flip through the catalog of extinct video recorders and cameras, browse the timeline of video recording history, figure out how […]
Raphael writes – “I thought it was sad not to use my SNES mouse anymore so I built an adapter to use it with with a Linux PC. The adapter is identical to the one used to connect snes gamepads to a PC. It’s now possible to play the Swat-the-Bug game from Mario-Paint using the […]
There’s an interesting post over on Modern Mechanix, in 1958 it seems like there was some development on flash screen TVs, but it was stalled with patents / licensing and standards issues – Link.
Peter writes – ” VertiSim is a 3-D simulation of the immortal Mattel toy from the 1970s, the Vertibird. If you had (or wanted one) of these toys as a kid, you’ll appreciate this program…In addition to simulating a Vertibird, my program also has the added twist of being able to place the pilot inside […]
David Fleishman, a retired ophthalmologist, has a great site with a tour of old eye glasses – “We generally take for granted one of the world’s most important inventions – spectacles. Imagine what life would be like not being able to see images clearly or sharply. According to a January 11, 1999 feature article in […]
From Mechanix Illustrated 1949, the first disposable camera – “How often have you arrived at a scenic beauty spot without your camera? A. D. Weir got caught on this pictorial limb so many times that he decided to do something about it.” – Link. Related (modern disposable camera projects): MAKE AUDIO SHOW: Hacking disposable digital […]
Byron writes – “Here are some online reprints of a 100 year old Australian bushcraft “maker” text.” – Link.
