We Programmed a 60s Computer
Clip | 4 months ago
Check out the code for the emulator and assembler here: https://github.com/TheScienceElf/UNIVAC-1219 Check out Nathan's blog post about the project here: https://farlow.dev/2026/04/17/running-a-minecraft-server-and-more-on-a-1960s-univac-computer Music Used...
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Building a Relay-Powered Pi Machine
Clip | 2 years ago
Just in time to be a few days late to Pi Day, I built a machine that computes the digits of pi with relays. Music Used: Shawl Paul - Norma Rockwell (0:01, 15:25) Take it Slow - SefChol (3:23) Tiptoe out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (7:02) No Good Right - Freedom...
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I Wrote Minecraft for a Calculator
Clip | 3 years ago
Ever since high school, I've wished I could play Minecraft on my calculator. Now it's time to make that dream a reality. Check out the code here: https://github.com/TheScienceElf/Blocks-TI-84 Music Used: Church of 8 Wheels - Otis McDonald (0:01, 12:09) Take...
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I Made an Internet Time Machine
Guide | 4 years ago
I put together a little device that lets me take my retro computers onto the retro internet. Try out the Wayback Proxy: https://github.com/richardg867/WaybackProxy Music Used: Shawl Paul - Norma Rockwell (0:01) Church of 8 Wheels - Otis McDonald (5:49) Tipt...
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Putting Video on a Floppy Disk
Clip | 4 years ago
I put the Toxic video onto a floppy disk in probably the worst way possible. Check out the code here: https://github.com/TheScienceElf/Video-to-Text Music Used: Rank and File - Silent Partner (0:00) No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio (1:54) Shawl Paul - N...
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What's on the Britney Spears Floppy?
Short | 4 years ago
Check out my latest video to see how it works. #Shorts
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Raytracing on a Graphing Calculator (again)
Clip | 4 years ago
A long time ago, I wrote a really slow ray tracing program for a TI-84 calculator. I figured it's about time for an upgrade. Check out the code here: https://github.com/TheScienceElf/TI-84-CE-Raytracing Music Used: Cream of the Earth - Romeo Knight (0:00, 1...
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Does Anyone Remember Animusic?
Clip | 4 years ago
Twenty years ago, a "computer animation video album" named Animusic was released. Twenty years later, I made a video about it. (Background) Music Used: Stick Figures - Animusic 1 (0:00) Pipe Dream 2 - Animusic 2 (7:23) Glarpedge - The Sound of 12 [Demo] (11...
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The Internet Runs on Magic
Guide | 6 years ago
Creating a universal global network is no easy feat. Today we take a look at the modular design that allows the internet to work with nearly every device imaginable. Music Used: Cream of the Earth - Romeo Knight (0:21) Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (5:...
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A Brief History of Computer Viruses
Clip | 7 years ago
For nearly 50 years, computers have been getting infected with worms and viruses, programs designed to spread from machine to machine. In this video, we take a look at how these digital diseases got their start, alongside more unique examples of self-replic...
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GCE's Mad Hack of a Console
Review | 7 years ago
In 1982, the Vectrex was leaps and bounds ahead of its home video game console contemporaries in terms of graphics. All it took was some unique video hardware, and a few clever programming tricks. Music Used: Cream of the Earth - Romeo Knight (0:00, 7:24) N...
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Why Do Calculators have a Headphone Jack?
Guide | 7 years ago
On nearly every Texas Instruments graphing calculator, there's a small "headphone" jack along the top. While the port wasn't originally designed for audio, there are some pretty interesting external hardware hacks that can be done through this port. Downloa...
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