What do you do with a pile of ICs worth thousands of dollars on paper, but which no one needs anymore?
The $13 pixel
Category Archives: Oldies
How the Algorithm Knows Where the Qix is: a (ful)filling solution
It is not every day that one encounters a question left unanswered by Google, especially when it’s very specific and related to programming. So, to ruin this one for everyone else, here’s my solution to a cute little coding riddle from a classic old game.
The Secret Quiz-A-Tron Key
Back in the early 80’s, children around the world spent endless hours solving multiple-choice quizzes on an electronic toy called “TOMY Teacher” (AKA “Sears Quiz-A-Tron”). In those days, bytes weren’t cheap; so how did this device remember all the solutions to all of its quizzes?
Reviving an old joystick with an Arduino Leonardo
When I found this ancient QuickShot Joystick which seemed to be still in working order, I just had to make it work again. Of course, no modern computer knows how to interface with such a dinosaur, so I build a “translator” system using and Arduino Leonardo. Here’s how.
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