A “cheap as chips” open-source Analog Computer can run circles around a Raspberry Pi in solving differential equations and for simulating natural phenomena. To keep costs down, the Anabrid team ...

This mini-series of articles describes how to build a computer’s CPU (central processing unit) out of relays. “Y” in English sounds like “guay” in Spanish (my mother tongue), a colloquial expression ...

A rare, operational Apple-1 Computer was recently put up for auction, and it ended up selling for $375,000. The Apple-1 was the first computer sold by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, ...

Password strength and encryption are important things when it comes to computers. A password is the entire security of your computer, and OS passwords are not hard to break. Most users believe that if ...

Your computer may contain many valuable documents that you need to retain, priceless pictures of your family, friends, and vacations, hours of music downloads, and ...

We wanted to make this article brief as we also produced a video of which you can see on the first page. The video delves a bit further into the actual buying decisions behind processors and how it’s ...

Zoning becomes quite important once your SAN has more than a couple dozen devices. Strangely enough, during the early days of SAN, there was even some discussion about whether zoning was important or ...

Have you ever wondered where PCs and all their derivatives came from? If not, I am going to tell you anyway, at least my version of it. Of course, the source was the development of the microprocessor ...