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Junkyard Find: 1991 Ford Escort LX 4-Door Hatchback

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The early 1990s were interesting times for Ford designs, with the demise of the boxy LTD Crown Victoria and the introduction of the new Taurus and Crown Victoria with this distinctive grille treatment. liter engine, from the same family that powered the Mazda Miata and Mercury Capri. liters in this application. No, you did not!

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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began designing a graphics chip and a sound chip to sell to whoever wanted to make “the world’s best video game.” When the chip-development project started, the Commodore 64 was not at all what the designers had in mind. This article was first published as "Design case history: the Commodore 64."

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