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10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

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Thus, some of the fascination of retrocomputing lies in its detective element, with systems reverse engineered with modern tools, sometimes down to the silicon level, and old design documents unearthed from retiree's attics.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

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I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. Ola guys have done experiments like storing the battery at 120 degree Celsius and testing it at temperatures of up to 70 degree Celsius. The cells are stored in a special low-temperature area. These questions were asked by multiple journalists and i documented what i could.

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In 1926, TV Was Mechanical

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John Logie Baird and “True Television” Regular readers of this column know the challenge of documenting historical “firsts”— the first radio , the first telegraph , the first high-tech prosthetic arm. In 1929, the BBC decided to give Baird’s system a try, performing some experimental broadcasts outside of normal hours. As Donald F.

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