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Yamaha DX7 chip reverse-engineering, part V: the output circuitry
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The Yamaha DX7 digital synthesizer (1983) was the classic synthesizer in 1980s pop music. It uses a technique called FM synthesis to produ...
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Simulating the IBM 360/50 mainframe from its microcode
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The IBM System/360 was a groundbreaking family of mainframe computers announced on April 7, 1964. System/360 was an extremely risky "...
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Silicon die teardown: a look inside an early 555 timer chip
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If you've played around with electronic circuits, you probably know the 555 timer integrated circuit, 1 said to be the world's be...
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Christmas shopping the IBM way: computerized gift selection in 1962
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In 1962, the Simpson's department store in Toronto used an IBM computer to help customers select Christmas gifts, based on the charact...
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