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Emily<p>These editions are about 20 years apart</p><p><a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/CompSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompSci</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/Microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://hackaday.social/tags/AssemblyLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssemblyLanguage</span></a></p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>"Yes, you heard it right: Apache NuttX now supports the Python interpreter on ESP32-S3!</p><p>NuttX is a platform that can run applications built with programming languages other than traditional C. C++, Zig, Rust, Lua, BASIC, MicroPython, and, now, Python."</p><p><a href="https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2025/03/nuttx-python-esp32s3/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">developer.espressif.com/blog/2</span><span class="invisible">025/03/nuttx-python-esp32s3/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/NuttX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuttX</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/ESP32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESP32</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/OperatingSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Embedded</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>A System For The Sixties: The RCA Studio II</p><p><a href="https://nicole.express/2024/radio-keith-orpheum.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nicole.express/2024/radio-keit</span><span class="invisible">h-orpheum.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chip8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chip8</span></a></p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>A very deep dive.</p><p>"This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an undefined instruction."</p><p><a href="https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/the-invalid-68030-instruction-that-accidentally-allowed-the-mac-classic-ii-to-successfully-boot-up/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">the-invalid-68030-instruction-that-accidentally-allowed-the-mac-classic-ii-to-successfully-boot-up/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/InstructionSets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstructionSets</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
David Hembrow<p>Very interesting talk by Sophie Wilson about the future of microprocessors.<br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/sophiewilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sophiewilson</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtu.be/MkbgZMCTUyU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/MkbgZMCTUyU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
IT News<p>After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip - Enlarge / A cropped portion of a ca. 1980 ad for the Microsoft Z80 Soft... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2018763" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2018763</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/nintendogameboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nintendogameboy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ti</span></a>-81 <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ti</span></a>-83 <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/zilog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zilog</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cp</span></a>/m <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>z80</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>My guess is that China will be shifting to a homegrown <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro and Risc-V hardware architecture.<br>-----<br><a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> has introduced guidelines to phase out <a href="https://noc.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> from <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a> from government <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PersonalComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalComputers</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Servers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Servers</span></a>.</p><p>The procurement guidance also seeks to sideline <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>'s <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> operating system and foreign-made database software in favour of domestic options</p><p>China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, FT reports<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/china-blocks-use-of-intel-and-amd-chips-in-government-computers-ft-reports/ar-BB1kqy6W?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&amp;PC=EMMX01" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/technology/</span><span class="invisible">china-blocks-use-of-intel-and-amd-chips-in-government-computers-ft-reports/ar-BB1kqy6W?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&amp;PC=EMMX01</span></a></p>
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺<p>I also put together a table summarizing some <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> 1971-2017</p><p><a href="https://syncopate.us/articles/2024/b29b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">syncopate.us/articles/2024/b29</span><span class="invisible">b</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Despite rumours of its demise, it would seem that <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MooresLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MooresLaw</span></a> still holds.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/informationtechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informationtechnology</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/microchips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microchips</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Trouble Brewing For RISC-V As Issue of Technology Transfer Is Questioned - Within the messy world of international politics, a major consideration by governm... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/11/07/trouble-brewing-for-risc-v-as-issue-of-technology-transfer-is-questioned/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2023/11/07/troubl</span><span class="invisible">e-brewing-for-risc-v-as-issue-of-technology-transfer-is-questioned/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/risc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risc</span></a>-visa <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/risc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risc</span></a>-v <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips - Enlarge (credit: Bet_Noire/Getty) </p><p>From TikTok to Huawei router... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1948695" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1948695</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/syndication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syndication</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/biz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biz</span></a>⁢ <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/usnavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usnavy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nato</span></a></p>
FreeIO.org<p>The FreeIO project was founded in March, 2000 by Diehl Martin to create Free/Open hardware designs licensed under the GNU GPL.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/freehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freehardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/freehw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freehw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/openhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openhardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/openhw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openhw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/floss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/microprocessors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPL</span></a></p>