Author Archives: M. Eric Carr

World’s Worst BASIC?

Posted on 2025-05-30 by M. Eric Carr

The world’s worst BASIC interpreter is nonetheless the work of a genius. Continue reading →

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Mystery Box

Posted on 2025-04-30 by M. Eric Carr

Early-to-mid-1900s Bakelite mystery box is opened and identified. Continue reading →

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Transistor Reliability

Posted on 2025-03-30 by M. Eric Carr

In order for modern CPUs to ever have a chance of working, transistors have to be insanely reliable. And then some. Continue reading →

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Mini Museum: Abacus

Posted on 2025-02-28 by M. Eric Carr

The abacus was one of the first computational devices invented. Here’s its history. Continue reading →

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