HyphaStorm is a workbench for retro-tech tinkering: reviving rare prototype hardware like the original Xbox "Alpha Tower" dev kit, porting code to machines that never asked for it, and the odd experiment in clay 3D printing. Build logs to go with the videos.https://hyphastorm.com/https://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-15-what-actually-runs-on-the-alpha/https://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-15-what-actually-runs-on-the-alpha/Compiling software with the period XDK for the Alpha I prototype, and a tour of what's been tested: ClassiCube, WinQuake, Doom, SNES emulation, and the original E3 demos.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTXbox Alphahttps://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-08-the-alpha-tower-still-boots/https://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-08-the-alpha-tower-still-boots/The Xbox Alpha I development kit is a pre-retail prototype Microsoft used to build the original Xbox, and this one still powers on, 25 years later.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTXbox Alphahttps://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-08-the-dolphin-demo/https://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-08-the-dolphin-demo/Watching an early Xbox 'Dolphin' tech demo run on the Alpha I prototype, a glimpse of what pre-launch Xbox graphics looked like before the console shipped.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTXbox Alphahttps://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-05-welcome-to-the-workbench/https://hyphastorm.com/blog/2026-06-05-welcome-to-the-workbench/HyphaStorm is a build log for prototype hardware, retro computing oddities, and whatever else ends up on the workbench, accompanying the YouTube channel.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTWelcomehttps://hyphastorm.com/blog/2024-11-24-zcorp-printing-in-clay/https://hyphastorm.com/blog/2024-11-24-zcorp-printing-in-clay/What happens when you try to run clay through a Zcorp powder binder-jetting printer, pushing the machine somewhere it was never designed to go.Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT3D Printing