Collaborate Disseminate
We remember when the transputer first appeared. Everyone “knew” that it was going to take over everything. Of course, it didn’t. But [Oscar Toledo G.] gives us a taste of …read more Continue reading The Transputer in your Browser
You don’t see them as often as you used to, but it used to be common to see “electronics trainers” which were usually a collection of components and simple equipment …read more Continue reading A Portable Electronics Workstation
When you think about the dawn of modern computers, you often think about the work done in the UK and the US. But Australia had an early computer scene, too, …read more Continue reading Australia’s Silliac Computer
When you think of attacking or defending computer systems, you probably think of software viruses and the corresponding anti-virus software. But MIT’s 6.5950 class teaches secure hardware design — how …read more Continue reading MIT Wants You to Secure Your Hardware Designs
There seems to be nothing a 555 can’t do. We’ve seen it before, but [electronzapdotcom] reminds us you can use a 555 and a few parts to make a reasonable …read more Continue reading The Magic Touch: A 555 Touch Switch
When you think of printing on paper, you probably think of an ink jet or a laser printer. If you happen to think of a thermal printer, we bet you …read more Continue reading Zink is Zero Ink — Sort Of
We are always fascinated by bubble memory. In the late 1970s, this was the “Next Big Thing” that, as you may have guessed, was, in fact, not the next big …read more Continue reading Tiny Bubbles in the Memory
Anyone will tell you that as hard as it is to create a working system, the real trick is making two systems talk to each other, especially if you created …read more Continue reading Protocol Analyzer Remembered
How do you get images downlinked from 30 km up? Hams might guess SSTV — slow scan TV — and that’s the approach [desafloinventor] took. If you haven’t seen it …read more Continue reading Pictures from a High Altitude Balloon
You might think you don’t need a hearing aid, and you might be right. But in general, hearing loss eventually comes to all of us. In fact, you progressively lose …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Hearing Aids