Microsoft’s Historic 6502 BASIC Code is Now Open Source

The BASIC source code was fundamental to the early era of home computing as the foundation of many of Commodore's computers.
Communications of the ACM

Smash: Flexible, Fast, and Resource-Efficient Placement and Lookup of Distributed Storage

This work presents an object placement and lookup method that achieves full placement flexibility, balanced load, low ...
Family Destinations Guide

This Massive Flea Market In Arizona Offers Outrageous Deals You Won’t Find Elsewhere

The Mesa Market Place Swap Meet in Mesa, Arizona is that “somewhere else” – a bargain hunter’s paradise where wallet-friendly prices and unexpected treasures collide in the most delightful way. Let me ...

As a PC gamer and GPU reviewer, I’m worried about the next-gen graphics cards

Ironically, the most exciting part of the GPU market isn’t raw hardware specs anymore. Nvidia’s DLSS has set a high bar for ...

Millions should check broadband speed now - see how quick yours should be

Problems with broadband are one of the most common complaints - so here is how to check your speed and what you should ...
Hackaday

The Microtronic Phoenix Computer System

A team of hackers, [Jason T. Jacques], [Decle], and [Michael A. Wessel], have collaborated to deliver the Microtronic Phoenix Computer System. In 1981 the Busch 2090 Microtronic Computer System ...
Hackaday

4-bit Single Board Computer Based On The Intel 4004 Microprocessor

[Scott Baker] is at it again and this time he has built a 4-bit single board computer based on the Intel 4004 microprocessor. In the board design [Scott] covers the CPU (both the Intel 4004 and 4040 ...

Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...
the Berkshire Edge

BITS & BYTES: Harvest Roast at Stanton Home; Nichole Canuso at Kaatsbaan; Ballets Metropolis at The Foundry; David Lane at Adams Theater; Heard World Jazz at New Marlborough ...

Stanton Home presents the Harvest Roast, an evening of locally sourced food, live music, and the joy of giving back Great Barrington— On Saturday, September 13th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Stanton ...
the Berkshire Edge

BITS & BYTES: Berkshire Art Center at Chesterwood; Springfield Museums Latino Arts Festival; ‘Pure Pigment’ at Art on Main; Haleh Liza Gafori at Race Brook Lodge; Great ...

Berkshire Art Center 2025 Berkshire Artist-in-Residence Kasha Cooper. Courtesy Berkshire Art Center. Berkshire Art Center presents a reception with 2025 Berkshire Artist-in-Residence Kasha Cooper at ...