Category Archives: Digital

Everything and anything related to digital electronics

TIL311 replacement

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

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

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Virtual Worlds: Minecraft

Posted on 2011-09-06 by M. Eric Carr

A paleotech look at the virtual world of Minecraft, including some in-world science experiments from the perspective of a character newly transported to that world from ours. Continue reading →

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Pretty colors! (uOLED-160 review)

Posted on 2011-09-01 by M. Eric Carr

A review of the easy-to-use uOLED-160-GMD1 display Continue reading →

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BINAC

Posted on 2011-08-12 by M. Eric Carr

BINAC, the first automatic, programmable, digital computer was tested right here in North Philadelphia… Continue reading →

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