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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...
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...
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...
An Apple district manager's Macintosh Portable in 1989-91 (featuring GEIS AppleLink and a look at System 7.0 alpha)
A few months ago I introduced you to one of the more notable Apple pre-production units...
How User Groups Made Software Reuse a Reality | ℤ→ℤ
Before the widespread existence of software repositories like CPAN, NPM, and PyPI, developers seeking to reuse...
Responding to the Year 2000 Challenge: Lessons for Today | IBM Center for The Business of Government
Editor’s Note: Government at all levels, American society, and the world faced a seemingly insurmountable technology...
