retro pc
11:10An Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKey
517K views • 8 years ago
DigiKey
Shawn Hymel of DigiKey introduces KiCad and explains how printed circuit boards are manufactured. It is the first part of a beginner series that builds a 555 badge project.
15:04I made a NES emulator in 15 minutes
389K views • 14 years ago
Bisqwit
Bisqwit writes a NES emulator in C++ in about 15 minutes of tool-assisted, sped-up coding, narrated with captions. It shows an accurate emulator built with a compile-time generated 6502 instruction table. Part 2 covers compiling and running it.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing
13:59How a Character LCD works Part 1
1.3M views • 9 years ago
The 8-Bit Guy
The 8-Bit Guy explains how character LCD screens work and how to control them directly, first part of a series.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing
15:00I wrote a Raytracer for DOS, 16 VGA colors
905K views • 15 years ago
Bisqwit
Bisqwit writes a raytracer from scratch in C++ for DOS, rendering in the 16-color VGA palette at 640x480. The video also covers color quantization and ordered dithering.
Topic match · Demoscene & retrocomputing
12:50Turning Smashed TVs into Realistic Artificial Daylight
4M views • 7 years ago
DIY Perks
DIY Perks shows how to turn old or smashed TVs and monitors into realistic artificial window lights, using the backlight and Fresnel lens to simulate distant daylight.