Author Archives: M. Eric Carr

RIP, Dennis Ritchie

Posted on 2011-10-14 by M. Eric Carr

Dennis Ritchie, who passed away a few days ago, gave us the C programming language. Those who know it, know how hugely important it is. Those who don’t, ought to. Continue reading →

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Unintentional Destructive Testing

Posted on 2011-10-13 by M. Eric Carr

Burnt plastic is one of Nature’s ways of telling you “DON’T DO THAT!” Continue reading →

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TIL311 replacement

Posted on 2011-09-26 by M. Eric Carr

A modern replacement of the venerable-but-expensive TIL311 hex display. Continue reading →

Posted in Assembly, Coding, Components, Digital, DrACo/Z80, Drexel, EET325, Electronics, Level 3, Nostalgia, PIC Microcontrollers, Projects | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Musical Witchcraft

Posted on 2011-09-21 by M. Eric Carr

Tom Paxton uses dark magic to make a single opening note sound minor … or does he? Continue reading →

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