Desktops, Personal Stuff
In this article I talk about the Commodore 64. This is what I hope will be a series on my experiences with older computers during the years. I have such fond memories of the Commodore 64. While it wasn’t the first computer that I owned it was certainly one of...
Desktops, Tips
The turbulence in the video card market has been unprecedented the last couple years. Prices have skyrocketed and even with high prices stock is very scarce. There are several causes including crypto mining, chip shortages, and the pandemic. The...
Desktops, Laptops, Learn
I thought it might be useful to review the kinds of computers that have developed over the past 60 years or so. So here we go: Mainframe Mainframes are large computers mainly used for processing very large amounts of data. They are typically used by large...
Desktops, Personal Stuff
NORAD stands for North American Air Defense Command. So you must be wondering what I’m talking about. And no I’m not talking about your own missile defense, although that in game form has already been done. My own NORAD is kind of a family joke. I’ve...
Desktops, Learn
A graphics card allows you to see things on your computer monitor. It takes binary data from your CPU and converts it to the millions of pixels displayed by your monitor. Integrated Versus Discrete Graphics cards are usually considered to be integrated or...
Desktops, Laptops, Learn
oday’s computers have a limited number of modules. The CPU can be considered the “brains”. The motherboard can be considered the “guts.” Using the same kind of logic the power supply can be considered the “juice.” Without juice nothing happens...
