Compute's Gazette Magazine Returns After 35 Yrs, Will Focus on Retro Computing
In this clip, Harvard economist Shane Greenstein explores how Amazon redefined cloud infrastructure—and made it wildly profitable.
The full episode digs into Web 2.0, the rise of AI, and the changing digital landscape.
Available wherever podcasts stream!
https://youtu.be/z3z94qVCGp8
The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospects for Recovery (1994)
Fifty Years of Open Source Software Supply Chain Security
Decoding the 90s: Cryptography in Early Software Development (2023)
Thomas Rattigan, short-lived Commodore CEO
https://dfarq.homeip.net/thomas-rattigan-short-lived-commodore-ceo/
Celebrate 50 years of Microsoft with the company's original source code
https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-topic/reader/microsoft-original-source-code
28 years ago today, a teenager launched one of the earliest hardware enthusiast web sites with a review of the AMD K6 CPU. The site was Anandtech, the first major rival to Tom's Hardware Guide. #RetroComputing #TechHistory #HardwareEnthusiasts #WebMilestones https://dfarq.homeip.net/anandtech-made-its-debut-april-3-1997/
Illegal Opcodes of the MOS 6502: Glitches That Work
#MOS6502 #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #Assembler #IllegalOpcodes #Tech #Secrets #Opcodes #CPU #Programming #TechHistory #ReverseEngineering #VintageTech
https://theoasisbbs.com/illegal-opcodes-of-the-mos-6502-glitches-that-work/?feed_id=2575&_unique_id=67ed37a91512c
On April 2, 1997, AMD released a new CPU. If it succeeded, AMD had a chance at success. If it failed, AMD would probably fail with it. That CPU was the K6, and it revitalized AMD, letting them move to the middle of the market, where margins were high enough to fund its future CPUs. #RetroComputing #TechHistory #ComputerArchitecture #Innovation #TechMilestones #1990sTech https://dfarq.homeip.net/amd-k6-released-april-2-1997/
On April 1, 1986, Thomas Rattigan was promoted to Commodore CEO. But what happened to him in April 1987 after he turned around a $237 million loss felt like a cruel April Fool's joke. #RetroComputing #Commodore64 #CorporateDrama #TechHistory #1980sTech https://dfarq.homeip.net/thomas-rattigan-short-lived-commodore-ceo/
Notes on the Pentium's Microcode Circuitry
https://www.righto.com/2025/03/pentium-microcde-rom-circuitry.html
»Eine für Lesen und Wissenschaft zentrale Erfindung stellt die Brille dar, die im letzten Drittel des 13. Jahrhunderts in der Toskana gemacht wurde. Voraussetzung dafür war die Entwicklung vollkommen klaren Glases und neuer Methoden zum Schneiden von Glas und Metall.«
Erfindungen passieren nie plötzlich. Es gibt immer eine Reihe notwendiger Voraussetzungen, ehe daraus etwas neues erfunden kann.
Zitat: Helmut Hilz – Geschichte des Buches (2022) #technikgeschichte #techhistory
If you were into BBSing in the late 80s and had a PC, you probably used Procomm Plus at least once. Have you ever wondered what happened to the software and its authors? #RetroComputing #VintageSoftware #TechHistory #ComputerNostalgia #DigitalHeritage #SoftwareLegacy https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-happened-to-procomm-plus/
A note on the USB-to-PS/2 mouse adapter that came with Microsoft mouse devices
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250325-00/?p=110993
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