Not that the need to connect an antique floppy drive to you computer happens everyday but if it does, this is just the device you will be needing.
The xu1541 is the modern way to connect cbm iec bus devices to todays USB equipped PCs and it is meant to replace the printer port solutions based on the so-called original x1541 cable. The xu1541 interface allows you e.g. to attach a VC1541 disk drive to your desktop PC as depicted below. This allows for easy transfer of disk images from and to the old units and helps you preserve your ancient data.
If your looking for a nice Commodore 64 emulator I’d recommend CCS64. I’ve had good results with that myself.
MAKE: Blog: Use a Commodore disk drive on a PC
This is a great example of what you can do with the right parts a bit of know how.
Ah, there is nothing quite like the thrill of hacking up an expensive digital camera and undoing what engineers spent countless hours fixing. I’m referring to the filter that cuts down the infrared wavelength light that strikes the image sensor. You see, if you don’t filter out the IR your images tend ot be washed out. Now this is fine if you just want to take the same old boring pictures that everyone else does. If you don’t, then this hack is for you. Once you have done this you can make some very cool looking photos by shooting through what to the naked eye looks to be a solid sheet of plastic. That plastic is a filter that only passes infrared light. Grass and leaves look white, dark clothing looks gray, the sky is black… The effect is stunning.
Now here is something you don’t see every day, a camera made out of a flatbed scanner. Even more cool than that is that it takes a 360 degree panoramic scan. This project write up had loads of photos and is sure to inspire more people to make cameras such as this.
Sure, these cameras haven’t been made in decades but that don’t mean squat if your a camera hacker! With this simple hack you can add a cable shutter lock to this classic camera (or any mechanical camera for that matter) to let you leave the shutter open as long as you want. Perfect for photos of star trails!