Intel released a new CPU on March 22, 1993. Instead of a part number, it had a brand name. Calling it Pentium instead of 586 helped Intel's problem with clones. https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-came-after-486/ #CPUHistory #ComputerArchitecture #Innovation #TechThrowback #1990sTech #Microprocessors #RetroComputing
These editions are about 20 years apart
"Yes, you heard it right: Apache NuttX now supports the Python interpreter on ESP32-S3!
NuttX is a platform that can run applications built with programming languages other than traditional C. C++, Zig, Rust, Lua, BASIC, MicroPython, and, now, Python."
https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/03/nuttx-python-esp32s3/
Has anyone had experience with one of these little logic analyzers? Are they... reasonably useful for basic, low-speed microprocessor I/O debugging? i'm looking to put together a lab kit for a microprocessors course at minimal cost to the students, so $300-400 for, e.g., an Analog Discovery 3 is quite steep an ask.
https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-Analyzer-Ferrite-Channel-Arduino/dp/B077LSG5P2
#electronics #maker #microprocessors
A System For The Sixties: The RCA Studio II
Very interesting talk by Sophie Wilson about the future of microprocessors.
#sophiewilson #microprocessors
https://youtu.be/MkbgZMCTUyU
Decoding the Brain: Can Neuroscientists Understand Microprocessors?
In a groundbreaking study, researchers explore whether the analytical methods used in neuroscience can effectively decipher the workings of a microprocessor. By applying these techniques to the classi...
https://news.lavx.hu/article/decoding-the-brain-can-neuroscientists-understand-microprocessors
Nvidia and AMD rush to stockpile graphics cards ahead of Trump tariff that could raise prices by 40% #chips #Nvidia #AMD #Microprocessors #hardware #AI
https://www.techspot.com/news/106110-nvidia-amd-rush-stockpile-graphics-cards-ahead-trump.html
After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip - Enlarge / A cropped portion of a ca. 1980 ad for the Microsoft Z80 Soft... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2018763 #microprocessors #nintendogameboy #zxspectrum #microsoft #retrotech #ti-81 #ti-83 #zilog #tech #cp/m #z80
Someone asked me about the PGA chip sitting on my Mac Studio in a recent toot showing some little glass figurines I brought back from Murano, Italy. They asked if it was a 386. It is, in fact, a ceraminc PGA 68-pin MC68HC000RC12. I didn't have a very clear shot of this chip I recently picked up off eBay, so I took one this morning to share with the person who asked -- and it turned out a rather striking image, to my eye.
I thought I'd share.
(I recently purchased the chip in new condition on eBay because of its nice, square purple ceramic and gold appearance (just to have as a desk bauble) and with a nod to the many MC68K systems I've used over the years -- and still use today.)
Despite rumours of its demise, it would seem that #MooresLaw still holds.
#informationtechnology
#microprocessors
#microchips
#computing
Trouble Brewing For RISC-V As Issue of Technology Transfer Is Questioned - Within the messy world of international politics, a major consideration by governm... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/07/trouble-brewing-for-risc-v-as-issue-of-technology-transfer-is-questioned/ #microprocessors #risc-visa #risc-v #news
The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips - Enlarge (credit: Bet_Noire/Getty)
From TikTok to Huawei router... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1948695 #microprocessors #syndication #encryption #security #biz #usnavy #nasa #nato