Ken Shirriff implemented the SHA-256 hash algorithm and ran it on the vintage Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) that they’re restoring: We’ve been restoring an Apollo Guidance Computer. Now that we have the world’s only working AGC, I decided to write some code for it. Trying to mine Bitcoin on this 1960s computer seemed both pointless […]
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XT IDE disk controller for vintage computers
XTIDE is an open source IDE disk controller for old XT computers that only have 8bit ISA expansion slots. The Vintage Computer Forum designed this controller so their retro gear could keep rolling with modern IDE storage like harddrives and compact flash cards. Most of the ICs are simple 7400 series logic chips. They cut […]