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A reverse-engineered version of Frontier with an OpenGL display. (!)
to elite frontier games reverse-engineering software ... on 22 March 2015
Espressif ESP8266 WiFi-serial interface : weekend die-shot : ZeptoBars edit / delete
I really like the inductors -- old-fashioned pancake coils in miniature!
to chip coil die electronics inductor photography reverse-engineering ... on 13 March 2015
C3TV - Cyber Necromancy edit / delete
The 31C3 presentation on reverse-engineering Metal Gear Online. You need to watch the video for this one.
to ag0907 ccc games mgo networking p2p reverse-engineering security ... on 18 January 2015
[SaveMGO] Tactical Revival Action edit / delete
Reverse-engineering the server for Metal Gear Online 1/2 -- there was an excellent presentation about this at 31C3 that explained how they did it. It's a peer-to-peer game, so the server actually isn't too complicated. AG0907 students will probably find it interesting to see what a real-world matchmaking protocol looks like.
to ag0907 games mgo networking p2p reverse-engineering security ... on 18 January 2015
17 Mistakes Microsoft Made in the Xbox Security System - Xbox-Linux edit / delete
How the (original) Xbox's freedom-denying bootloader was meant to work, and how it was broken. Repeatedly.
to cryptography reverse-engineering security xbox ... on 06 January 2015
Classic NES Series Anti-Emulation Measures - mGBA edit / delete
Copy-protection (or, rather, emulator avoidance) on the GBA. I'm not entirely sure why they bothered.
to copy-protection games gba reverse-engineering software ... on 03 January 2015
! Brain transplant of a 30 year old printer. - Danny Chouinard's doodads edit / delete
Hey -- I've got one of these! (Actually, I think I have one complete one, and parts of a broken one that I dismantled.) These were sold with different branding as a more capable alternative to the Sinclair ZX Printer in the UK.
to electronics printer reverse-engineering spectrum thermal ... on 20 December 2014
Computer Archeology edit / delete
Reverse-engineering arcade and 8-bit games. The level of detail here varies quite a bit, but some of the articles are very interesting.
to arcade assembler games retrocomputing reverse-engineering software ... on 23 August 2014
Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones. "The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism." ISAW Papers 4 (February, 2012) edit / delete
Reverse-engineering the planet display in the Antikythera mechanism.
to antikythera astronomy history mechanica retrotech reverse-engineering ... on 22 June 2014
Notes on Intel Microcode Updates edit / delete
Reverse-engineering Intel's microcode update mechanism.
to cpu intel microcode reverse-engineering security ... on 16 June 2014
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tasty by Adam Sampson.