The main goals for this educational computer for kids are to keep it simple and keep it entertaining (also, it has to look Steampunk) As I mentioned in my “High-Tech, Low-Tech, No-Tech” column, I ...

We’ve come to the point where we need to define an assembly language for our 4-Bit HRRG Computer, but first we need to consider certain concepts. These days, we are used to programming our computers ...

Those of us ancient enough to remember the time, or even having grown up during the heyday of the 8-bit home computer, may recall the pain of trying to make your latest creation work on another brand ...

Eight bits make up a byte, so four bits are called a nibble. Computer engineers have a funny sense of humor. Ms Tech | Wellcome Collection Deep learning is an inefficient energy hog. It requires ...

Hi everyone! Have you heard of the brand new 8-bit computer built from (mostly) off-the-shelf parts called Commander X16 made by a team of people under The 8-Bit Guy (David Murray)? If so what are ...

Computer games have been around about as long as computers have. And though it may be hard to believe, Zork, a text-based adventure game, was the Fortnite of its time. But Zork is more than that. For ...

I've got a shelf full of computer history books, many of which I love and have reread several times. But I wanted to write one that focused on the first real computer I grew up with, the one that ...