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  • A USB Adapter for a Depraz Mouse

    The Depraz mouse is a damn stylish piece of equipment: Produced in the early 1980s, it...

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    Good Ideas in Computer Science

    April 21, 2024・3 minute readProgrammers love arguing for their favorite technologies. C++ vs Rust. Mac vs...

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    Refurb weekend: Data General/One (and the worst LCD in the world)

    I mentioned earlier that while I prefer specializing in non-x86 laptops, that doesn't mean I don't...

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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...

  • 5 Things We Have Forgotten About Open Source – The Scribbler of the Rueful Countenance

    Note: in order to satisfy the exquisite tastes of today’s discerning internet readers, the following blog...

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    After 41 years, my first assembly program on my first computer, the Tomy Tutor

    We got it in 1983, I think, so it only took me about 41 years to...