According to [MTSI], if you used a Z80 chip back in the 1980s, it almost certainly passed through the sole Fairchild Sentry 610 system that gave it the seal of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/z80-testing-the-80s-way/)

Minuteman ICBM Launch Tests Triple Warheads
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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ian Dudley)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/minuteman-iii-16x9.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/minuteman-iii-16x9.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">On November 5th, the United States launched an LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Roughly 30 minutes later the three warheads onboard struck their targets …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/minuteman-icbm-launch-tests-triple-warheads/)

Ubiquitous Successful Bus: Version 3
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USB 2 is the USB we all know and love. But about ten years ago, USB got an upgrade: USB 3.0. And it’s a lot faster. It started off ten …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/ubiquitous-successful-bus-version-3/)

You Wouldn’t Download a Chair…But You Could
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[Morley Kert] had a problem. He’s a big fan of the lovely Fortune Chair from Heller Furniture. Only, he didn’t want to pay $1,175 for a real one. The solution? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/you-wouldnt-download-a-chair-but-you-could/)

Retrotechtacular: Color TV
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We have often wondered if people dreamed in black and white before the advent of photography. While color pictures eventually became the norm, black and white TV was common for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/retrotechtacular-color-tv/)

A Brief History of Cyrix, or How to Get Sued By Intel a Lot
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In a new installment on computer history, [Bradford Morgan White] takes us through the sordid history of Cyrix, as this plucky little company created the best math co-processors (FasMath) and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/a-brief-history-of-cyrix-or-how-to-get-sued-by-intel-a-lot/)

Teaching Computers to Read — Sort Of
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If you ask someone who grew up in the late 1970s or early 1980s what taught them a lot about programming, they’d probably tell you that typing in programs from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/12/teaching-computers-to-read-sort-of/)