Hardware Podcasts

555 Contest, Computer Museum, Octopart - The Green Pen Hornswoggle

The Amp Hour · 25 Jan 2011 · 1h 03m · Episode 27

What this episode covers

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the upcoming 555 Timer Design Contest, detailing its categories, judge Forrest Mims, and the March 1st deadline. They also explore the history of EPROMs and the 'green pen' audio hoax, review listener workbenches, and discuss the Computer History Museum and the revival of Popular Electronics magazine via Kickstarter.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
DigiKey, Mouser, Heathkit
Products
Altair, 555 Timer
Tools
Octopart, FineChips
Also
Forrest Mims, Popular Electronics, Computer History Museum

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