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SBCs, Raspberry Pi, Hardware Hacking

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 01, 2022

=> Proprietary and Security Leftovers | Linux Lite 6.2 Is Slated for Release on November 1st, Based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

=> ↺ USB

USB simplifies branding but reintroduces active cables #USB @TidBITS

=> ↺ USB simplifies branding but reintroduces active cables #USB @TidBITS

A similar set of logos will appear on cable plugs. As USB data rates and standards’ names became more complicated, the options for charging wattage have been distilled down to just two: 60 watts and 240 watts, with future USB chargers using the logos below.

Vintage NEC ‘286 computer revived with Raspberry Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi @hacksterio

=> ↺ Vintage NEC ‘286 computer revived with Raspberry Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi @hacksterio

To resurrect their broken vintage NEC ProSpeed laptop, babtras added a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B single-board computer and a modern LCD screen. Sometimes old components fail beyond repair and replacements are unavailable or prohibitively expensive. In such cases, it is worth reviving a vintage computer using modern hardware. That’s what Redditor babtras did by putting a Raspberry Pi into an ‘80s NEC ProSpeed 286.

Hackaday Podcast 187: The Sound Of Gleeful Gerbils, The Song Of The Hard Drive, And A Lipstick Pickup Lullaby

=> ↺ Hackaday Podcast 187: The Sound Of Gleeful Gerbils, The Song Of The Hard Drive, And A Lipstick Pickup Lullaby

This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos gushed about NASA’s live obliteration of minor planet Dimorphos using a probe outfitted with a camera. Spoiler alert: the probe reaches its rock-dappled rocky target just fine, and the final transmitted image has a decidedly human tinge.

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