Category Archives: Computing

KAYPRO II

Posted on August 7, 2009 by dkohn96

Walking my dog earlier this week, what do I see but an old KAYPRO II sitting out for trash pickup. Being a university professor that teaches computers and a computer history buff I just couldn’t resist picking it up. KAYPRO … Continue reading →

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Internet Controlled Robot Arm – coming to a browser near you…..

Posted on August 4, 2009 by dkohn96

2+ Years ago I purchased a LabVolt Armdriod Robot Arm from Ebay. It did not come with its control box, but I have been able to reverse-engineer it so it could be controlled by a PC via the parallel port. … Continue reading →

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Mid-South BEST HUB Closes

Posted on July 21, 2009 by dkohn96

From an Email to Mid-South B.E.S.T. participants from Dianne Langford: It is with regret that I am writing to let you know that Mid-South will be unable to be the host hub for BEST Robotics this fall. Due to an … Continue reading →

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EtherCat controls robots

Posted on July 19, 2009 by dkohn96

by Charlie Demerjian at Semicon 2008: from semiaccurate.com July 19, 2009 IF YOU WANT to control devices that require precise, coordinated movements, protocols like TCP/IP have too much overhead and latency making life difficult or impossible. Luckily, a standard called … Continue reading →

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Researchers Develop Solid-State Quantum Processor.

Posted on July 7, 2009 by dkohn96

From ASEE First Bell July 1, 2009 The New Haven Register (6/30, Stannard) reported, “A team of Yale University physicists has achieved a major advance toward creating an elusive superfast quantum computer that would assist research in fields such as … Continue reading →

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The Computer History Museum

Posted on June 26, 2009 by dkohn96

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25 Chips that Shook the world

Posted on May 14, 2009 by dkohn96

Had to share this wonderful collection of the top 25 IC that shook the world in IEEE Spectrum. Find the full article HERE

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FireFox about:config

Posted on March 24, 2009 by dkohn96

A helpful hint from Tekzilla I had to pass along. During a recent episode they mentioned a link to a list of everything you ever wanted to know about about:config for Firefox. It is at http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config. Pay special attention to … Continue reading →

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