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The Dawn of the Information Age
Sep 27
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August 2025

The QNX Operating System
Quantum Software and the microkernel UNIX
Aug 31
7
Upgrading a Macintosh Classic II
Some fun on a Sunday
Aug 17
5
The Story of Creative Technology
The Sound Blaster
Aug 10
16

July 2025

Cirrus Logic
The Rise and Rise of Peripheral ICs
Jul 28
20
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

June 2025

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

May 2025

The Tandy Corporation, Part 1
From leather shoe bits to the TRS-80
May 18
25
The History of R2E and the Micral
The second personal computer
May 5
12
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