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Building a High-Performance Shifter for Sim Racing
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (296+ words) These days, sim racing is more realistic than ever. There are better screens, better headsets, and better steering wheels with better force-feedback, all of which help make you feel like "read more These days, sim racing is more realistic than…...
Abusing x86 SIMD Instructions to Optimize PlayStation 3 Emulation
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (301+ words) Key to efficient hardware emulation is an efficient mapping to the underlying CPU's opcodes. Here one is free to target opcodes that may or may not have been imagined for "read more Key to efficient hardware emulation is an efficient…...
Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Ultimate Portable Split
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (805+ words) What do you look for in a travel keyboard? For me, it has to be split, though this condition most immediately demands a carrying solution of some kind. Wirelessness I can take or leave, so it's nice to have both…...
Surviving The RAM Apocalypse With Software Optimizations
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (635+ words) One thing is already certain, and that is that we will have to make our current computer systems last longer, and forego simply tossing in more sticks of RAM in favor of doing more with less. This is easy to…...
Internet-Connected Consoles Are Retro Now, And That Means Problems
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (707+ words) A long time ago, there was a big difference between PC and console gaming. The former often came with headaches. You'd fight with drivers, struggle with crashes, and grow ever "read more A long time ago, there was a big…...
Retrocomputing: Simulacrum Or The Real Deal?
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (815+ words) The holidays are rapidly approaching, and you probably already have a topic or two to argue with your family about. But what about with your hacker friends? We came upon "read more The holidays are rapidly approaching, and you probably…...
Chip Swap Fixes A Dead Amiga 600
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (261+ words) The Amiga 600 was in its day the machine nobody really wanted " a final attempt to flog the almost original spec 68000 platform from 1985, in 1992. Sure it "read more The Amiga 600 was in its day the machine nobody really wanted " a final…...
Interactive Hopscotch Tiles Make The Game More Exciting
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (203+ words) Hopscotch is a game usually played with painted lines or with the aid of a bit of chalk. However, if you desire fancier equipment, you might like the interactive hopscotch "read more Hopscotch is a game usually played with painted…...
Turn ‘Em On: Modern Nintendo Cartridges May Have A Limited Lifespan
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (1015+ words) Cartridge-based consoles have often been celebrated for their robust and reliable media. You put a simple ROM chip in a tough plastic housing, make sure the contacts are fit for "read more Cartridge-based consoles have often been celebrated for their…...
Underwater Jetpack Is Almost Practical
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (341+ words) The jet pack is one of those pre-war sci-fi dreams that the cold light of rational consideration reveals to be a terrible idea. Who wants to cook their legs with "read more The jet pack is one of those pre-war…...