1963: The First Public Mention of "Blue Box"?

For a long time I’ve thought that the first public mention of the phrase “blue box” was January 9, 1966. A New York Times article by UPI described FBI raids on organized crime bookmakers in Florida and New York who… [...]

Learning as you go

FAIL!The board was a brave attempt, but I should have trusted my instincts which said ‘This shouldn’t work. There’s strange voodoo happening.’ Here’s the inspiration:The 8K video RAM replacement chip is wired such that /OE and /CE are both tied low. Ah… [...]

another good day

Well here it is another monday , I see the gay pride parade is on again, disgusting bunch of jerks , oh well it's a fact of life these indivudals have been around forever.So I guess the only answer is someday perhaps judgement day , God will separ… [...]

Happy Father's Day!

The Atom needs some non-volatile random access storage. I ran out of suitable patience burning EPROMs when updating the firmware for the new MMC board. The old firmware was developed with the aid of an MMC simulation that I shoehorned into the MESS emu… [...]

Bay Area Peeps: VintageTech Needs Your Help This Weekend!

VintageTech, the great people who put on the Vintage Computer Festival, need your help this weekend. They are moving their collection of historical computer equipment and books from Livermore, CA to Stockton, CA, and need help in Livermore packing and… [...]