Category Archives: Lore

Z80 End-Of-Life

Posted on 2024-04-29 by M. Eric Carr

Zilog has announced that the Z80 processor will go EOL. Almost fifty years is a pretty good run, for a CPU. Continue reading →

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Mini Museum: Slide Rule

Posted on 2022-09-06 by M. Eric Carr

Slide rules — analog mechanical calculators — helped build the modern world, three sig figs or so at a time. Continue reading →

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Reverse Shoplifting

Posted on 2019-06-24 by M. Eric Carr

Engineers love gadgets. Sometimes, we even anthropomorphize them a bit and get attached to pieces of vintage gear that we don’t really use anymore. The lure of the New And Shiny is strong, yes, but there’s something about the glow … Continue reading →

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