Category Archives: Electronics

Core II, The Paleotech Way

Part 1 of a series investigating 1960s-era magnetic core memory. Continue reading

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Magic Carpet Ride (Segway review)

A quick review of what it’s like to ride a Segway. Continue reading

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(Towards) A 555-Based Computer

Using a zillion (actual count) 555 ICs to make a working digital memory subsystem Continue reading

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Overclock that puppy!

Pushing an astable 555 oscillator far beyond the datasheet frequency specs… Continue reading

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