There’s a first time for everything, I have posted a question on reddit: DVD power cable connector type.
Update: well, I got an answer! I have ordered the following:
And I went all out and got myself a new crimping tool as well.
I would like to know more about this: “CMOS latchup was a serious problem well into the 1980s. It no longer is.” from How the FPGA Came to Be, Part 1.
So it turns out you can’t make a transistor from two diodes. :P
In this video Hans Camenzind (the electronics engineer who invented the 555 timer) discusses the invention of the microchip. Conclusion? Life is not fair!
So someone on #arduino on libera.chat IRC network suggested that I get some Tic Tac containers to put my Arduino Nano circuit boards in… so I got some. A good problem to have! Yum. :)
Wikipedia has an interesting article on Transistor count.
I found some info on how mass storage devices are operated over USB:
I believe the relevant kernel source code is here.
Finding long IDE ribbon cables is a real hassle. But I found some over here: 36 Inch IDE Dual Drives Ribbon Cable.
lol, this is great: Magnetic Core Memory Reborn.
So I’m interested in Open Circuits, an upcoming book from the guys at evilmadscientist.com. I’m also interested in four of their kits, being: