"Computers" Blogs & Blog Posts

Zilog's Z80 was a lynchpin of the home computer revolution. The first two 8-bit machines I owned, the ZX Spectrum and the Amstrad CPC, both had one. The versatile chip was a regular co-processor in the 16-bit era, and enjoyed a long golden afternoon...

Typically, computer stuff in film and tv looks like and is a whole bunch of gobbledygook. Getting someone to successfully look really cool while they're typing on the computer is a miracle. Usually, though, you get those really silly scenes from Swor...

According to Bloomberg News, who purport to have spoken to Apple insiders, the company has nearly completed its production of… Continue reading Apple Macs with AI-focused M4 chips about to enter production The post Apple Macs with AI-focused M4...

The Amstrad CPC 464, an 8-bit computer popular in Europe, was released 40 years ago today. A user-friendly monitor-included setup with no bells and whistles (Amstrad was a consumer electronics company pouncing on a crashed market) the system benefite...

Google has unveiled the details of a new version of its data center artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based… Continue reading Google launches advanced Arm-based ‘Axion’ chip The post Google launches advanced Arm-bas...

Picotron is a fantasy workstation from the creator of the Pico-8 fantasy console (previously at Boing Boing)—an intentionally simple, retro-styled game development environment with a stylishly limited palette, resolution and performance. It's ideal...

Star Wars Battlefront—shooters that put you in the shoes of an ordinary schmuck in the midst of large-scale battles across the galaxy—is a cursed series. While games like Fallen Order are getting sequels and critical acclaim, every attempt to rev...