Zilog Z80 turns 50 as an open-source replacement heads to drop-in DIP40 silicon — iconic 8-bit CPU launched in July 1976 and was discontinued in 2024
The original Z80 packed 8,500 transistors on a 4μm process and typically ran at 2.5 MHz.
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Category: Hardware & Gear
Memory chip boss admits RAM prices are ‘abnormally high’ — SK Group chairman considering building a semiconductor plant in the US to expand supply, calm ‘chipflation’
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said that prices for memory chips are “abnormally high” and that the industry must take steps to increase production an…
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‘Phantom Twist’ drone spins so fast that it is nearly invisible — flying device adds motion blur to the real world
Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois have built a drone that rotates so fast it is cloaked by motion blur.
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Coil whine can be musical, demonstrates engineering student — this usually hated noise can make some people happy
Video shows that electronic noise pollution can become music.
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Crazed enthusiast runs PC on 192 AA batteries, successfully boots into Hannah Montana Linux — System is stable during stress testing and even plays FreeDoom
A creator by the name of “Uwoslab” just jerry-rigged three battery banks together, each made up of 64 AA Alkaline cells, to form a giant 192-cell arra…
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