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19 Jul 2008
Back in ‘97 I was working on a visual tool for the solution of some algebraic equations as part of my Masters in Computer Science and I reached a point quite quickly where my code exceeded 32KB. Windows notepad stopped working. I had a magazine CD lying around with loads of free and shareware tools on it so I had a browse through the CD and I came across a text editor that fit the bill. It was actually quite cool and it had a tabbed interface and let me open several files at once that were bigger than 32KB - I was very impressed.
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18 Jul 2008
The shine may have rubbed off a little and the mullet dated somewhat but I still have a soft spot for the MacGyver series and I still wish today that I knew 1% of what he did and could do 1% of what he could with a roll of gaffer tape and a pen knife. Unfortunately I ever did manage to cram everything into my head.
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18 Jul 2008
Once upon a time the humble computer was not the multimedia hub that it is today. If you wanted a sound then you had to use the internal speaker that could just make a beeping noise. Modern PCs still contain such a speaker -its useful for giving warnings on the POST (Power On Self Test) part of the boot.
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18 Jul 2008
I’ve been looking at a number of things in the hours since my last post, but I’ve still a bit of work to do before I start blogging about any of those. Instead I thought I’d share with you a bit about one of my favourite little gadgets - The Maxell 12GB Hard Drive.
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