Breadboard 8-bit computer builds seem all the rage these days, and with good reason: building your own CPU from the board up using discrete logic chips is a great way to really learn how ...

In a nutshell: In an impressive display of creativity and technical finesse, a hobbyist has managed to build a fully functioning 16-bit CPU entirely within Microsoft Excel. The project provides a ...

“We always hoped that something like this could be built – now we know that it can be built,” says Max Shulaker, professor at MIT and corresponding author on this latest report. Carbon nanotubes have ...

A recreation of the most popular joystick on 8-bit and 16-bit home computers will be out soon, from the people that brought you The A500 Mini. Your rarely hear the term joystick anymore, outside of ...

There was a time when an "honest" (e.g., DNL 1/2 LSB) 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) was an expensive, premium component. Nowadays they're almost jellybeans ...

CPUs that process 64 bits as a single unit, compared to 8, 16 or 32. Today's desktop and laptop computers are mostly 64-bit machines; however, there are countless 32-bit, 16-bit and 8-bit ...