Chips & Systems

Cloud Computing 101

by Jerome Carter on March 5, 2012 · 0 comments

Every so often, something comes along that significantly changes how we manage information.  The last big thing was the Internet.  Today, some 17 years after what began as ARAPNET was opened to the public for commercial use, the Internet is an inescapable part of our lives.   We conduct business, entertain ourselves, connect with friends, and [...]

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Time for a CPU Upgrade

by Jerome Carter on February 6, 2012 · 0 comments

My laptop is five years old. The hard drive has been replaced; the fan makes an odd clanking sound; and the screen assembly is duct-taped.  Its days are numbered, and I am itching to buy a new computer. My first real computer was an Apple IIe.   It had an 8-bit central processing unit (CPU) that [...]

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