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The Intel 8088 processor's instruction prefetch circuitry: a look inside
In 1979, Intel introduced the 8088 microprocessor, a variant of the 16-bit 8086 processor. IBM's decision...
The Intel 8088 processor's instruction prefetch circuitry: a look inside
In 1979, Intel introduced the 8088 microprocessor, a variant of the 16-bit 8086 processor. IBM's decision...
MacBook charger teardown: The surprising complexity inside Apple's power adapter
Have you ever wondered what's inside your Macbook's charger? There's a lot more circuitry crammed into...
The first microcomputer: The transfluxor-powered Arma Micro Computer from 1962
What would you say is the first microcomputer?1 The Apple I from 1976? The Altair 8800...
IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display
What explains the popularity of terminals with 80×24 and 80×25 displays? A recent blog post "80x25"...
Reverse engineering standard cell logic in the Intel 386 processor
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Using Arc to decode Venter's DNA watermark (2010)
Recently Craig Venter (who decoded the human genome) created a synthetic bacterium. The J. Craig Venter...
Inside the mechanical Bendix Air Data Computer, part 3: pressure transducers
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The mechanical Bendix Air Data Computer, part 3: pressure transducers
The Bendix Central Air Data Computer (CADC) is an electromechanical analog computer that uses gears and...
Reverse-engineering the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer's sound chip from die photos (2021)
The Yamaha DX7 digital synthesizer was released in 1983 and became "one of the most important...
Interesting double-poly latches inside AMD's vintage LANCE Ethernet chip
I've studied a lot of chips from the 1970s and 1980s, so I usually know what...
Interesting double-poly latches inside AMD's vintage LANCE Ethernet chip
I've studied a lot of chips from the 1970s and 1980s, so I usually know what...
The transparent chip inside a vintage Hewlett-Packard floppy drive
While repairing an eight-inch HP floppy drive, we found that the problem was a broken interface...
The transparent chip inside a vintage Hewlett-Packard floppy drive
While repairing an eight-inch HP floppy drive, we found that the problem was a broken interface...
Two interesting XOR circuits inside the Intel 386 processor
Intel's 386 processor (1985) was an important advance in the x86 architecture, not only moving to...
Two interesting XOR circuits inside the Intel 386 processor
Intel's 386 processor (1985) was an important advance in the x86 architecture, not only moving to...
Reverse engineering the barrel shifter circuit on the Intel 386 processor die
The Intel 386 processor (1985) was a large step from the 286 processor, moving x86 to...
The Intel 386 processor die: the clock circuit
Processors are driven by a clock, which controls the timing of each step inside the chip....