You know… “two bits, four bits, six bits… a dollar!” I have been doing some research into the status of the 64 bit personal computer. I built one last year using an AMD dual core processor. This ramble is not inclusive of the “workstation” class of personal computers and applications. I was correct that the PC world was going to the dual processor on a chip route. My AMD box is very good at doing...
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Back to BASICs
Just for fun, I have been looking at computer programming at the application level. I have been playing with these machines since before personal computers became a main stream necessity for business and personal life. Well, let me diverge here. My spouse will argue about the necessity for personal life. She has allowed me to play with “Kenny Keyboard” for well over 35 years, uses one herself, but certainly doesn’t consider them a personal life...
Continue reading...Apple OS X / MS Vista
It’s a lousy rainy freezing weather weekend. The workshop is too cold. The churches and most outside activities have shut down here in Dallas this Sunday because of the freezing rain. We are just not equipped in North Texas to handle ice. So I have been hanging out on my computers. Yes, plural. I have many more than just one. Most are PC type but I also have the first edition MAC mini. I am...
Continue reading...Under great pressure
I have been under a lot of pressure these days, literally! The pressure I am talking about is air pressure that is stored in a tank. I have a very old compressor and tank that was once part of my roofing business tools. It was old when I bought the company. It was saved when I closed the company has been pressed into service in my workshops for another 10 years. It is a two...
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