VAX was an instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the mid-1970s. A 32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) ISA, it was designed to extend or replace DEC’s various Programmed Data Processor (PDP) ISAs. The VAX name was also used by DEC for a family of computer systems based on this processor architecture.
Category: electronic life
A birthday that I just missed
Today (June 23, 2010) would have been Alan Turing’s 98th birthday—if he had not died in 1954, at the age of 41. via Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Happy Birthday, Alan Turing.
Cooking project
Notice the nice new widget on my sidebar? It’s for a Kickstarter project that I just discovered. Actually, I’m discovering Kickstarter itself. It seems to be a place where those who need funding for various small projects go to get said funding. Funders (like myself) chip in a small amount (I pledged $27) to back … Continue reading Cooking project
Trying right now: Twig
Tinderbox: Twig. Note-taking, from Eastgate and Tinderbox.
white pebble 