Howto: DIL IC leg repair
So… You’ve got an IC that you’ve been working on, and you’ve managed to snap a leg off. At this point, you can: Fly into a rage because you’ve just broken something that is...
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So… You’ve got an IC that you’ve been working on, and you’ve managed to snap a leg off. At this point, you can: Fly into a rage because you’ve just broken something that is...
Hard drives. For the Amiga. In 1989. What was the state of the Art? Read on…
The Amiga 1000 holds a special place in my affections for reasons explored before; it is what kicked the computer industry to deliver more innovation more often. It was, understandably, replaced by Commodore with...
Back in June 1985, Commodore launched the Amiga. Why was it important, and why is it still relevant? Read on…
The ST-506 from Shugart Associates, later Seagate, was the first de facto standard for hard drive interfacing. It was crude by modern standards, but showed that manufacturers could choose to ride on the wave of standard interfaces…