The registers inside the CPU, the machine code instruction set, and the ways in which the instructions interact with the registers and status flags are all intertwined. As you may recall, one of my ...

In my previous blog, I reintroduced the concept of the Heath Robinson Rube Goldberg (HRRG) 4-bit computer, which has been on my “To Do” list for more years than I care to remember. As we discussed, ...

The founder of ARITH-MATIC spent a lot of time evolving these boards using a user-centric design process to create kits that are immediately intuitive, super-tactile, and fun to build. As you are ...

In Part 1 of this mega-mini-series, I introduced Joe Farr and we revisited the concept of the Heath Robinson Rube Goldberg (HRRG) 4-bit computer, which has been on the drawing board for longer than I ...

Deep learning is an inefficient energy hog. It requires massive amounts of data and abundant computational resources, which explodes its electricity consumption. In the last few years, the overall ...

Eight bits make up a byte, so four bits are called a nibble. Computer engineers have a funny sense of humor. Ms Tech | Wellcome Collection Deep learning is an inefficient energy hog. It requires ...

It might be fair to suspect that most people who are considered digital natives have very little to no clue about what is actually going on inside their smartphones, tablets, and computers. To be fair ...