Hacker News with Generative AI: Retro Technology

I turned a 40 year old Apple Mouse into a speech to text button (cjpais.com)
I turned a 40 year old Apple Mouse into a speech to text button for my computer.

Retro Technology, DIY Projects, Accessibility, Speech Recognition

120 points by audionerd 20 days ago | 53 comments

We are still using 88x31 buttons (ultrasciencelabs.com)
If you surf the modern "small web" to any extent you've encountered 88x31 buttons - a staple of late 90s and early 2000's websites1 undergoing a bit of a revival. The Neocities community especially seems to have truly embraced them. 88x31 buttons have a long history on the web, straddling the worlds of advertising and the personal web.

Web Design, Retro Technology, Internet History, Aesthetics

142 points by PaulHoule 48 days ago | 55 comments

The Minimal Phone is now shipping (E Ink phone with a QWERTY keyboard) (liliputing.com)
The Minimal Phone is a modern phone with a retro aesthetic. Instead of a big color display that covers the whole device, it has a small 4.3 inch black and white E Ink display and a physical QWERTY keyboard that offers tactile feedback when you type.

Mobile Phones, Retro Technology

14 points by afandian 110 days ago | 2 comments

Pimping my Casio with Oddly Specific Objects' alternate motherboard and firmware (jgc.org)
Some time ago I bought a replacement motherboard for my classic Casio F-91W from Crowd Supply. The project keeps the original Casio LCD but replaces the entire motherboard with a modern microcontroller and open firmware. The combination gives you long battery life but lots of new functionality in a classic case.

Hardware, DIY, Retro Technology

27 points by thunderbong 112 days ago | 8 comments

A 1U bar of LEDs that replicate the vibe of WOPR from WarGames (reddit.com)
I’ve always been deeply fascinated with the aesthetic of WOPR, the computer from War Games (1983). The steadily changing lights that allegedly represented the state of the machine are something I’ve wanted to replicate in my server rack for years. Recently I decided that if the product didn’t exist, I’d make it.

Hardware, Retro Technology, DIY Projects, War Games

4 points by voxadam 115 days ago | 0 comments

Slugs on a Cube: An Interactive Animation (gingerbeardman.com)
Japhy Riddle makes art, music, films, and animations. He’s also a retro technology enthusiast. Naturally, he combines all these skills and interests into wonderful creative output! I follow Japhy on social media and love his high quality videos and animations. Check him out on YouTube!

Creative Projects, Animation, Art, Retro Technology

52 points by msephton 127 days ago | 12 comments

The DEC VT220 – Design excellence from 1984 [video] (youtube.com)

Computer Hardware, Retro Technology, Design, Video

7 points by rbanffy 144 days ago | 0 comments

'Logical, beautiful, perfect' WordStar rises again (zdnet.com)

Software, Retro Technology, Word Processing

21 points by CrankyBear 284 days ago | 6 comments

This $56 Casio watch is a retro step tracking dream (theverge.com)

Retro Technology, Wearables, Gadgets, Consumer Electronics

15 points by thunderbong 299 days ago | 9 comments

The Epoch Cassette Vision: Definitely Not a Pong Console in a Trenchcoat (nicole.express)