There was a time when making your own device was everyday life for tech explorers. Homebrew computers, kit systems like the Apple I, and machines built from boards and chips were the norm because there was no other way to get computing power. As off-the-shelf machines got powerful and polished that hands-on culture faded, but today it is growing back.

Cheap system on a chip boards like Raspberry Pi, single board computers in a hundred form factors, and accessible microcontrollers have made building custom hardware practical again. Hobbyists turn them into everything from portable workstations and network tools to robotics and environmental sensors. Cyberdecks in particular, custom built portable computers with full online connectivity, show that general purpose DIY computing is once again alive and relevant. It is not nostalgia, it is capability made affordable and open.

#DIYComputing #HardwareHacking #Cyberdecks #OpenHardware #MakerCulture

Building a Computer in the 90s (2019)

https://dfarq.homeip.net/building-a-computer-in-the-90s/

#HackerNews #BuildingAComputer #90sNostalgia #TechHistory #DIYComputing #RetroTech

An interactive-speed Linux computer made of only 3 8-pin chips

https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=36.%208pinLinux

#HackerNews #interactiveLinux #8pinChips #hardwareInnovation #techProjects #DIYComputing

The surreal joy of having an overprovisioned homelab

https://xeiaso.net/talks/2025/surreal-joy-homelab/

#HackerNews #surrealjoy #homelab #overprovisioned #techenthusiast #DIYcomputing #homeautomation

DIY WEB SERVERS NETWORK

My two Raspberry Pi home web servers and my powerful Zyxel switch to serve both of them. A DIY style of computing. It runs on Gnu OS of course !

#gnu #gnuos #gnulinuxos #raspberrypi #zyxel #diy #diycomputing