If you aren’t old enough to remember when computers had front panels, as [Patrick Jackson] found out after he built a replica Altair 8800, their operation can be a bit inscrutable. After figuring it ...

The RC2014 is a slick Z80 computer kit that’s graced these pages a number of times in the past. It allows anyone with a soldering iron and a USB-to-serial adapter to experience the thrill of early ...

If you crack the front panel on your iPad, you can either live with it, buy a new one, or fix it. For those with an AppleCare+ or other warranty that covers accidental damage, the choice is obvious.

Pentair Technical Products’ Schroff brand Front Panel Express service offers fast prototypes-to-production cycle time. With Front Panel Express, you can get 5 to 50 front panels modified with custom ...

Lian Li has a range of new products coming this year, including cases, power supply units, and AIO liquid cooling solutions with LCD displays. Currently being showcased at Computex 2025, the company ...

Schroff brand Front Panel Express service offers fast prototypes-to-production cycle time, with five to 50 front panels modified with custom cut-outs, handles and silk screen available in as few as 5 ...

Fig. 1: Use the free Open Office drawing program for panel identification. Perhaps you’ve used “wax” transfer lettering and symbols to label a front panel in a “do it yourself” project. Although that ...

Q: Who do I have to buy lunch for so that somebody standardizes front-panel pins? A: Heh, this one’s a perennial annoyance, isn’t it? The front-panel pin layout on a motherboard varies a lot. Most DIY ...

Front Panel Express version 4.0 has simplified and sped up the process of custom file imports by incorporating a simple DXF file import feature. The import of DXF files makes the design of exterior ...

Today James takes a look at the Silverstone Seta Q1 which ships with a rather complex front panel design - but is it actually any good? We find out today with some real time airflow testing. 00:00 ...