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Yes! It can do ANY shugart drives and has a +12V DC power path

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Add NeoPixels to your drone to make it look like a it has a tractor beam! This is really simple project for lighting effects for a video or just in time for Halloween! Guide: learn.adafruit.com/ufo-drone #3dprinting #adafruit #diy #electronics www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_3...

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Read. Capture. Emulate. There’s plenty of magnetic history worth keeping, and we’re getting back to the hardware that can help. FLOPPSY is up next ... and so is the next chapter of AdaBox. We’ll be announcing Club AdaBox later this week. 👀

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We added a 2.8" color touchscreen and a USB host connector for some Very Interesting Capabilities. We also whipped up top and bottom plates, and the whole thing is 3.5" floppy-sized. Small enough to look familiar. Considerably more complicated inside. 🔧

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Now we’re back with a nice, hopefully final revision. FLOPPSY is designed to connect to or emulate Shugart PC, Mac, and Apple Disk ][ floppy drives. Yes, we have an Apple index sensor input. We know what you were about to ask.

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FLOPPSY Is Back on the Menu 💾 We had a cool floppy reader/emulator project underway. Then we moved, dealt with a tariff mess, and created a new, very cute human. A modest scheduling interruption.

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Creative Computing (better Scan) 1978 05

Adafruit Fruit Jam runs the 1978 Creative Computing BASIC listing on a modern RP2350, with Adabot giving a historic tour as it plays. 💜 #OregonTrail archive.org/details/Crea...

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Creative Computing magazine better scan 1978 05

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 27/09/2026

🖨️ Oregon Trail began with a school teletype in MN. Did you know Prince attended Bryant Junior High, where early versions were first created for the students.

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Take your Pi on the go with a handheld "palmtop" computer learn.adafruit.com/mini-raspberry-pi-handheld-notebook-palmtop youtu.be/9uJA_YbKfn8 #3DPrinting #Adafruit

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 26/09/2026

Pixel Sand with an #Adafruit Matrix Portal ⏳ Guide: learn.adafruit.com/matrix-porta... #3dprinting youtu.be/b9q4FsCiNwc

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 25/09/2026

💾🍓 Meet Floppy Jam: Fruit Jam “plays” vintage software from @internetarchive.tumblr.com.web.brid.gy as DOS floppies. Native C 8086 emulation + CircuitPython, video output, keyboard. Load over Ethernet or replay from microSD. Insert disk... from the internet. ELIZA has entered the jam.

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 25/09/2026

A protective coating is the best way to extend the life of a PCB #adafruit #3dprinting learn.adafruit.com/how-to-solde... youtu.be/wvU2yyfH-XE #DIY #Electronics #Adafruit

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 24/09/2026

BLE to spaaaaaace 🛰️ We’re giving our ESP32-C6 Feather a Hubble-friendly respin: w.FL, an edge-launch SMA, and a lil jumper cable. Bring a suitable antenna. No external power amp needed. Here’s the render! #ESP32 #Adafruit

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 24/09/2026

Coming soon: Hilbert is our take on low-cost RTK, starting with Quectel’s LC29H series. I2C, UART, or USB... pick your key. Here’s the back silk with Blinka and a coin-cell footprint turned highway sign. #RTK Three ways to check in 🛰️ No paid $ subscription needed for RTK! #GNSS

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 24/09/2026

Fruit Jam runs emulators like DOOM, Mac Plus, C64, Vic-20, NES, CircuitPython and more learn.adafruit.com/products/6200/guides #adafruit

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 23/09/2026

3D Hangouts 542 E-Ink FruitMesh, Monster Eyes and Skull Spine learn.adafruit.com/meshfruit-message-board #3dprinting #adafruit youtu.be/FxuyWbHRbRs

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 23/09/2026

This IoT project listens for messages on LoRa networks and displays them on a tri-color e-ink learn.adafruit.com/meshfruit-me... #3dprinting #adafruit youtu.be/FxuyWbHRbRs

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the new adafruit esp32-p4 metro hydra is coming soon! dual-core risc-v, mipi camera + display connectors, usb, microsd, and an esp32-c6 for wi-fi 6 + bluetooth le. 📷 camera, display, usb, radio...🐉🐉🐉🐉

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it runs on fruit jam with a 640 × 480 dvi display and its built-in wi-fi. fruit + a usb rtl-sdr.

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turn fruit jam into a little neighborhood aircraft observatory. 📡✈️ see nearby planes on a map, pick one to inspect its flight details alongside a rotating 3d planes, look up its direction, and see which aircraft entered the nearby area during this session.

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PLEASE HAVE YOUR BOARDING PASSES READY AND YOUR CIRCUITPYTHON IN TURBO MODE. ⚡🐍

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ROWS A, D, A, F, R, U, I, AND T, PLEASE COME TO THE GATE. FRUIT JAM AIR FLIGHT 2350 IS NOW BOARDING. 🍓🍊🍎🛫

PLEASE HAVE YOUR BOARDING PASSES READY AND YOUR CIRCUITPYTHON IN TURBO MODE. ⚡🐍

turn fruit jam into a little neighborhood aircraft observatory. 📡✈️ see nearby planes on a map, pick one to inspect its flight details alongside a rotating 3d planes, look up its direction, and see which aircraft entered the nearby area during this session.

it runs on fruit jam with a 640 × 480 dvi display and its built-in wi-fi. fruit + a usb rtl-sdr.

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Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This week: Skull Spine By gobotoru makerworld.com/en/models/3256431-spine-ripper-articulated-skull-spine-fast-print #3dprinting #adafruit youtu.be/Twa0unAdSaU

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neato - did a "toon" version of the bao github.com/wavenumber-e...

neato - did a "toon" version of the bao https://github.com/wavenumber-eng/altium_cruncher

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Audio motion activated Lego Lamp! Guide: learn.adafruit.com/lego-head-la... youtu.be/-XaAH0k4D68 #adafruit #3dprinting

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Adafruit Fruit Jam - Mini RP2350 Computer

receiving samples from a USB SDR, decoding FM audio, and drawing a live waterfall. the invisible signals become something you can hear, see, and learn from. stand in a rainbow with your radio, head 📻 adafruit.com/product/6200 & adafruit.com/product/1497

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We were catching up on a recent hackaday hackchat with eben upton and learned some fun facts: such as the DVI hack for the RP2040 was inspired by a device called the IchigoJam. we ...

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 20/09/2026

radio can/does have a user interface ...did some fruit jam work and now have software-defined radio projects we'll be publishing ...

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Face Mask inspired by Starro from The Suicide Squad. This mask is flexible and features the #adafruit HalloWing, perfect board for this type of project! learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-s... youtu.be/zswfzS_jnA8 #3DPrinting

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 19/09/2026

JLC showed off AI-assisted board design (and more) at its fourth Spark conference. The .eprj3 projects stay editable. Read the files, review the changes, check the copper, keep building. Photos, translated slides, and notes here - blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/19/j...

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 19/09/2026

Build a Bluetooth controlled light up cauldron learn.adafruit.com/cpx-cauldron #3dprinting #adafruit youtube.com/watch?v=57s-rnjlolg

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 18/09/2026

Adafruit has 856 OSHWA open source hardware certifications... about 25% of all certifications in the OSHWA directory as of September 18, 2026. Open hardware you can study, modify, make, and share. certification.oshwa.org/list.html?q=... @oshwassociation.bsky.social

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 18/09/2026

Build a set of Antenna Eyes! learn.adafruit.com/antenna-eyes #adafruit #3dprinting #halloween #electronics youtu.be/yzH7mR2SnTg

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 18/09/2026

“impossible speech” on fruit jam... sam talks and sings through the video cable. circuitpython turbo renders the same speech waveform 41× faster: 946 ms → 23 ms, with byte-identical pcm. synthesized on the board, offline. circuitpython.org/turbo

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 17/09/2026

tried jev as a “decision compiler” for hardware. describe a small behavior in english, and jev picks the conditions, actions, and timing. we check and save that lesson to a clue board, which runs it offline. teach once, take it with you ... if there is interest, we'll do more, lots of offline speech

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 17/09/2026

Build an MP3 audio player with #CircuitPython and parts from #Adafruit ! This personal music player features a tft display and mechanical key switches. Learn guide: learn.adafruit.com/walkmp3rson-... youtu.be/fgalBx2QSJ0 #3DPrinting

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 16/09/2026

this week on adafruit.com/3dhangouts Episode 541 Franky Candy, E-Ink FruitMesh and Long Fingers learn.adafruit.com/franky-candy-dispenser #3dprinting #adafruit

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 16/09/2026

Build a Frankenstein inspired servo candy dispenser with LED animated eyes and sound effects learn.adafruit.com/franky-candy-dispenser #3dprinting #adafruit

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adafruit @adafruit.com · 15/09/2026

Every week we'll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This week: Parametric Articulated Finger Extensions By ShugyoPrint makerworld.com/en/models/3114173-parametric-articulated-finger-extensions #3dprinting #adafruit

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ESD and overcurrent protection on each port? YES YES YES, it's time for PORT AUTHORITY, the stackable USB hub we always wanted! Starring the USB2514 hub, TPS259470A eFuse, and TPS2117 power mux to select between USB self- or external power.

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Never! What about XH or USB A for fixed connections that don't flop out? I2C control or EEPROM for configuration? Proper protected input ports with 5V overcurrent/overvoltage protection?

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We got tired of using crummy USB hubs. Do they have individual port control? Maybe...maybe not! Do they have voltage and current monitoring?

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Back at Ladyada's Desk! Doing bringup on PORT AUTHORITY our 'smart' controllable USB HUB

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