When the need for speed overcomes you, thoughts generally don’t turn to 8-bit computers. Sure, an 8-bit machine is fun for retro gameplay and reliving the glory days, and there certainly were some old machines that were notably faster than the others. But raw computing power isn’t really the point of retrocomputing. Or is it? […]
THIS SNAPPY 8-BIT MICROCOMPUTER BRINGS THE SPEED TO RETROCOMPUTING Continue Reading
Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has launched the XC6193/XC6194 as new series of Push Button. In recent years there have been strong calls for power conservation of IoT and wearable devices and demand to increase operation time. Torex is proposing the XC6193/XC6194 to solve these problems. This IC is push button load switch that greatly reduces the power consumed
1A OUTPUT CURRENT EXPANDED LINEUP OF PUSH BUTTON SMART LOAD SWITCH Continue Reading
For many of us the passing of the floppy disk is unlamented, but there remains a corps of experimenters for whom the classic removable storage format still holds some fascination. The interface for a floppy drive might have required some complexity back in the days of 8-bit microcomputers, but even for today’s less accomplished microcontrollers
AN ARDUINO WITH A FLOPPY DRIVE Continue Reading
