Human Folly about “Shirriff”

Reverse engineering counterfeit (righto.com):
#Shirriff #reverse-engineering 7805 #electronics #hardware with die photos
on 02024-10-16
Reverse engineering classic mk4116 (righto.com):
DRAM #hardware #reverse-engineering by Ken #Shirriff, for MOSTek’s revolutionary 128×128 DRAM chip
on 02023-09-24
Inside intels first product 3101 RAM (righto.com):
Ken #Shirriff #reverse-engineering Intel’s first #hardware product, the 3101 bipolar mostly-DTL 64-bit (16-nybble) memory chip, using Schottky transistors (!!). #history #toread
on 02017-07-11
Restoring y combinators Xerox Alto day (righto.com):
Ken #Shirriff and pals almost got the Xerox Alto to boot (later they did)
on 02016-10-11
Hello world in BCPL language on Xerox (righto.com):
Ken #Shirriff writing “hello world” in Bravo in #BCPL in Xerox Alto #emulation with Salto; he’s working on restoring an Alto for Y Combinator.
on 02016-06-27
MacBook charger teardown surprising (righto.com):
Ken #Shirriff dissects the #electronics #hardware of a MacBook #power-supply. He finds a 16MHz 4.6MIPS #MSP430 (MSP430F2003) inside! And a 1-wire chip inside the plug to tell the Mac the serial number of the charger!
on 02015-11-25