--- title: "#retro-computing articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 6 articles tagged #retro-computing on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/retro-computing" --- Tag # #retro-computing 6 posts · 1 followers [circuitrocks](https://hashnode.com/@circuitrocks) · [Oct 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/sylphide-os-turns-cheap-microcontrollers-into-retro-desktop-pcs/6ae56a1e0cd0250206a6714b) ### [Sylphide OS Turns Cheap Microcontrollers Into Retro Desktop PCs](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/sylphide-os-turns-cheap-microcontrollers-into-retro-desktop-pcs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Sylphide OS Turns Cheap: Sylphide OS gives ESP32-P4 and Pico 2 boards a windowed desktop with a mouse, built on FreeRTOS. 2 min read · [circuitrocks.hashnode.dev](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/sylphide-os-turns-cheap-microcontrollers-into-retro-desktop-pcs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [circuitrocks](https://hashnode.com/@circuitrocks) · [Oct 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/weekend-build-an-intel-8048-conference-badge-from-1976/6ae516ad67b0624b06bef2cb) ### [Weekend Build: An Intel 8048 Conference Badge from 1976](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/weekend-build-an-intel-8048-conference-badge-from-1976?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Weekend Intel 8048 Conference: An Intel 8048 from 1976, an EEPROM and two vintage LED displays make a conference badge you can wire up in a weekend. 2 min read · [circuitrocks.hashnode.dev](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/weekend-build-an-intel-8048-conference-badge-from-1976?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [circuitrocks](https://hashnode.com/@circuitrocks) · [Oct 28](https://hashnode.com/posts/run-an-apple-ii-on-raspberry-pi-with-the-linapple-emulator/6ae175a719133c963839b27a) ### [Run an Apple II on Raspberry Pi with the LinApple Emulator](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/run-an-apple-ii-on-raspberry-pi-with-the-linapple-emulator?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Run Apple II Raspberry: Turn a Raspberry Pi into a 1977 Apple II. Build the LinApple emulator, add Mockingboard sound, and write BASIC the way early game… 2 min read · [circuitrocks.hashnode.dev](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/run-an-apple-ii-on-raspberry-pi-with-the-linapple-emulator?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [circuitrocks](https://hashnode.com/@circuitrocks) · [Oct 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/weekend-build-an-apollo-guidance-computer-dsky-on-raspberry-pi/6adade2f5384cbaa4f28cc3b) ### [Weekend Build: An Apollo Guidance Computer DSKY on Raspberry Pi](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/weekend-build-an-apollo-guidance-computer-dsky-on-raspberry-pi?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Weekend Apollo Guidance Computer: An avionics engineer runs the Apollo 13 software on a Raspberry Pi inside a 1:1 DSKY replica. 2 min read · [circuitrocks.hashnode.dev](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/weekend-build-an-apollo-guidance-computer-dsky-on-raspberry-pi?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [circuitrocks](https://hashnode.com/@circuitrocks) · [Sep 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/30-attiny412-chips-recreate-a-1928-bicycle-chain-number-sieve/6ab7483e8e6098d8410e11e2) ### [30 ATtiny412 Chips Recreate a 1928 Bicycle-Chain Number Sieve](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/30-attiny412-chips-recreate-a-1928-bicycle-chain-number-sieve?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Maker KB Sriram rebuilt a 1928 mechanical number sieve using 30 ATtiny412 chips and an RP2040, and the century-old math still checks out perfectly. 3 min read · [circuitrocks.hashnode.dev](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/30-attiny412-chips-recreate-a-1928-bicycle-chain-number-sieve?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [circuitrocks](https://hashnode.com/@circuitrocks) · [Aug 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/this-esp32-chip-8-computer-runs-on-a-flame-and-a-stirling-engine/6a94fdeaf2e3e52d9aaed38f) ### [This ESP32 CHIP-8 Computer Runs on a Flame and a Stirling Engine](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/this-esp32-chip-8-computer-runs-on-a-flame-and-a-stirling-engine?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) ESP32 CHIP-8 Computer Runs: No battery, no wall wart. A Stirling engine and a candle push enough current to run an ESP32 CHIP-8 machine with an OLED and a… 3 min read · [circuitrocks.hashnode.dev](https://circuitrocks.hashnode.dev/this-esp32-chip-8-computer-runs-on-a-flame-and-a-stirling-engine?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Scott Boudreaux](https://hashnode.com/@scottcjn) · [Aug 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/n64-llm-a-large-language-model-running-on-a-nintendo-64/6a8743958c62e1426c65bbac) ### [N64 LLM: a Large Language Model Running on a Nintendo 64](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/n64-llm-a-large-language-model-running-on-a-nintendo-64?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Legend of Elya runs a real 819K-parameter transformer language model natively on a Nintendo 64 (VR4300, MIPS III) confirmed on real hardware via EverDrive 64. G 3 min read · [elyanlabs.hashnode.dev](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/n64-llm-a-large-language-model-running-on-a-nintendo-64?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Scott Boudreaux](https://hashnode.com/@scottcjn) · [Aug 11](https://hashnode.com/posts/snes-llm-a-language-model-running-on-a-super-nintendo/6a87438cd84b951ec754e07c) ### [SNES LLM: a Language Model Running on a Super Nintendo](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/snes-llm-a-language-model-running-on-a-super-nintendo?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A transformer language model runs on Super Nintendo hardware at 7 to 8 tokens per second. The SNES has a free signed hardware multiply and ternary weights were 3 min read · [elyanlabs.hashnode.dev](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/snes-llm-a-language-model-running-on-a-super-nintendo?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Scott Boudreaux](https://hashnode.com/@scottcjn) · [Aug 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/transformers-on-four-retro-consoles/6a87437f8c62e1426c658f8c) ### [Transformers on Four Retro Consoles](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/transformers-on-four-retro-consoles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) We ran transformer language models on a Game Boy Color, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64 and NES, and counted every cycle. 10.09x measured with byte-identical output, 18 min read · [elyanlabs.hashnode.dev](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/transformers-on-four-retro-consoles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Scott Boudreaux](https://hashnode.com/@scottcjn) · [Aug 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/sega-genesis-llm-a-language-model-running-on-a-motorola-68000/6a874392a5f6f35d35e0ff4d) ### [Sega Genesis LLM: a Language Model Running on a Motorola 68000](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/sega-genesis-llm-a-language-model-running-on-a-motorola-68000?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A transformer language model runs on a real Sega Genesis. Confirmed on a 1988 Model 1 with video: the console counts its own vblanks to report the token rate. M 3 min read · [elyanlabs.hashnode.dev](https://elyanlabs.hashnode.dev/sega-genesis-llm-a-language-model-running-on-a-motorola-68000?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)