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Inside the 8086 processor, tiny charge pumps create a negative voltage

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Inside the 8086 processor, tiny charge pumps create a negative voltage : Introduced in 1978, the revolutionary Intel 8086 microprocessor led to the x86 processors used in most desktop and server computing today....

Inside the HP Nanoprocessor: a high-speed processor that can't even add

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Inside the HP Nanoprocessor: a high-speed processor that can't even add

Ken Shirriff's blog: A circuit board from the Saturn V rocket, reverse-...

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Ken Shirriff's blog: A circuit board from the Saturn V rocket, reverse-... : In the Apollo Moon missions, the Saturn V rocket was guided by an advanced onboard computer system built by IBM. This system was built fro...

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1541 Commodore Drive Schematics /pub/cbm/schematics/drives/new/1541/

Nicola's MAME Ramblings: Completed, at Last

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Nicola's MAME Ramblings: Completed, at Last : As you'd probably noticed, the pics in the previous post are of the Bubble Bobble custom MCU. Despite being one of the most popular gam...

List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the United Kingdom

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List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the United Kingdom | owlapps

Understanding old British money - pounds, shillings and pence

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Understanding old British money - pounds, shillings and pence