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Bradford Morgan White is the author of the website 'Abort Retry Fail', where he attempts to chronicle the history of the computing industry. This is a long-term project that he acknowledges may not be completed within his lifetime.

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0Intel Inside

2025-02-16

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The text discusses the history of Intel, including its second sources for chips, agreements with AMD, financial struggles, and the introduction of the i860 and i486 processors.
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0Work at the Mill

2025-01-07

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0eMachines T6528

2024-12-29

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Clive Marles Sinclair was a talented mathematician and inventor who founded Sinclair Radionics at the age of 21. He was known for creating innovative and affordable electronic devices, such as the Sinclair Executive calculator and...
Dave Ditzel grew up in the American Midwest, with a strong interest in science and electronics. He worked at Bell Labs and Sun Microsystems before founding Transmeta in 1995. The company aimed to create a VLIW chip that would do d...
The author corrects some mistakes in previous publications, shares some stats about the publication's subscribers, and explains the recent slowdown in posts due to a case of Covid.
The text is a detailed history of the birth and growth of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, including the key figures involved, the challenges they faced, and the innovations they made. It covers the company's founding, its ear...
William Bradford Shockley Jr was a brilliant physicist and engineer who made significant contributions to the field of semiconductor physics. He was involved in the design of the field effect transistor and the discovery of the mi...
The text provides a detailed history of Motorola, from its founding in 1928 to its expansion into various products such as radios, televisions, and semiconductors. It also discusses the company's involvement in the space industry ...
Sperry Rand Corporation was formed through the merger of Sperry Corporation and Remington-Rand in 1955. It was among the largest companies in the USA with manufacturing centers in 21 states and 17 countries. The company manufactur...