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The QNX Operating System
Quantum Software and the microkernel UNIX
Aug 31
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Upgrading a Macintosh Classic II
Some fun on a Sunday
Aug 17
5
The Story of Creative Technology
The Sound Blaster
Aug 10
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So powerful, it's kind of ridiculous
Feb 18, 2023
36
'Be' is nice. End of story.
Nov 15, 2022
290
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The Rise and Fall of Silicon Graphics
Apr 4, 2024
35
The History of S.u.S.E.
Jan 13
26
The Berkeley Software Distribution
Feb 5, 2024
18
4
The Birth of Chipzilla
Jan 21
21
Cirrus Logic
The Rise and Rise of Peripheral ICs
Jul 28
19
The History of Windows XP
NT Vincit Omnia
Jul 13
28
The History of Acer
A Shy Kid Builds the Taiwanese Tech Industry
Jul 7
12
Tandy Corporation, Part 4
The Decline and Fall
Jun 24
15
Tandy Corporation, Part 3
Becoming IBM Compatible
Jun 10
17
The Tandy Corporation, Part 2
Trash-80s get Colorful, and Trash-80s get into your pockets
Jun 2
13
The Tandy Corporation, Part 1
From leather shoe bits to the TRS-80
May 18
24
The History of R2E and the Micral
The second personal computer
May 5
12
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Intel: Stumbling in the Spotlight
Shrinking nodes and shrinking profits
Apr 26
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In Abort Retry Fail, I am attempting to chronicle the history of the computing industry. This is a goal that will likely not be completed within my lifetime.
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