#retro-computing

#retro-computing

If you appreciate retro computing and DIY electronics, a new project from This Does Not Compute (YouTube channel) will be the best thing you will see today. The build emulates the 1984 Apple Macintosh, but in a miniaturized version. Not the smallest, but decently small to sit in the corner of your desk and do more than its intended function of a clock.

Pleban's talk, "Hacking the last Z80 computer ever made," was more than just a dive into retro computing. It also explored some of the many strange decisions involved in launching a new range of hardware based on the eight-bit Zilog Z80 chip in 1999 - when the 16-bit computer era was largely over, and just a couple of years before 32-bit x86 chips would be replaced by x86-64.

October 2025 was absolutely wild for LEGO fans. We saw everything from nostalgic computer builds to kinetic sculptures that actually move. The month delivered some seriously impressive creations that pushed boundaries and made us remember why we love playing with plastic bricks in the first place. These ten builds represent the cream of the crop from October 2025. Each one brings something different to the table, whether it's mind-blowing engineering, cultural significance, or just pure fun.