What happens when you set out to build a pocket calculator? Follow along as we go through the thoroughly bizarre story of how trying to do complex maths and fit it in our pockets lead directly to the machine you’re using right now to read this.
How did the 1880 US Census and the end of World War 2 lead to the invention of the computer? What was it that kickstarted the Information Age? Come with me as we find out how the need to count everyone in 1800s America directly lead to the modern information age and all the technology…
Understand the concept of tiling a plane by arranging regular tiles in a systematic manner, creating visually pleasing patterns. Additionally, get introduced to Wang tiles, a fascinating method that employs specific rules for tile placement, resulting in captivating, non-repetitive designs.
Can I put a solar panel on the roof of my shed and use it to power my server farm, or will I just waste all my money?
Let’s make the Internet of Things a bit more useful, and less like The Internet of Turd by hacking some smart plugs so they no longer phone home to China.
Your Raspberry Pi can do more than emulate games consoles or be a really slow Linux desktop. Come into the alternate mirror universe where Raspberry Pis run more than Linux.
Let’s look at one of the world’s first mobile phones – the Motorola 8500x – released in the mid 1980s for £3,000.
How clever engineers made a cheap computer powerful
How do you get more than 64K of RAM in an 8 bit computer? Let’s look at how memory banking works!
Let’s explore how 8bit computers worked, looking at their memory, interrupts and DMA.