DIY Operating Systems

Monday, February 13th, 2012 by J.P. Armstrong Email your friend! Facebook this! Tweet this! ShareThis!ShareThis

from MikeOS.berlios.de

Operating systems have always fascinated me. It’s something I’ve always wanted to make from scratch. Being able to control computer hardware at the lowest level. While looking up how to make my own I’ve stumbled on a few others have made. These OSes bring me back to the days of MS-DOS and Windows 3.1

Here are some impressive operating systems made by hobbyist. They’ll give you an idea of what is required if you plan make your own. There are a variety of operating systems to try from 16 to 64-bit.  You can download and burn them to a CD or copy them to a floppy. (more…)

Open Source Audio Mixer

Friday, February 10th, 2012 by J.P. Armstrong Email your friend! Facebook this! Tweet this! ShareThis!ShareThis

by auroramixer from FlickrAurora Mixer is an open source USB multichannel  DJ mixer. It’s compatible with most MIDI software. The mixer has 24 programmable knobs, 2 linear channel faders, and a single a/b crossfader. At the heart of the Aurora is a ADG732 32-channel multiplexer and a PIC18LF4525. These chips are used to record  the values of the knobs, sliders, and buttons.

Unfortunately, they are no longer taking orders for the mixer, but their website has all the files you’d need to make your own.

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