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Q&A With Co-Creator of the 6502 Processor

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The surge of interest in retrocomputing has led to folks once again swapping tips on how to write polished games using the 6502 assembly code, with new titles being released for the Atari , BBC Micro , and other machines. That's where we created the 6501 and 6502 [in 1975], and I designed the input/output chips that went with it.

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Headaches for Red Bull: Adrian Newey Isn't Retiring Yet

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Formula 1 design guru Adrian Newey left Red Bull a couple of weeks ago, and the racing world has been on fire with speculation about his next move since. However, he won’t have further involvement in the next-generation car’s design, which will be an immediate and significant blow to Red Bull’s program.

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10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

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Thus, some of the fascination of retrocomputing lies in its detective element, with systems reverse engineered with modern tools, sometimes down to the silicon level, and old design documents unearthed from retiree's attics. Check out our full write up —and personally I thought it was worth it just to play Spacewar!

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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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Early experiments used a dummy because the many incandescent lights needed to provide sufficient illumination made it too hot and bright for a person. In 1929, the BBC decided to give Baird’s system a try, performing some experimental broadcasts outside of normal hours. Designed for TV-guided missiles for the U.S.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The Copenhagen timeline was designed to allow signatory countries two years to hash out details of their respective compliance issues so that a replacement protocol could be ratified and “entered into force”, or made operational internationally, by the time the Kyoto Protocol expires. Reuters , 14/15 November 2009. [

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Tragedy Spurred the First Effective Land-Mine Detector

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National Army Museum The basic design with minor modifications continued to be used by Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States until the end of the First Gulf War in 1991. On average, one person is killed or injured by land mines and other explosive ordnance every hour, according to UNICEF.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range.

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