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Ken Shirriff

Interested in computer history and reverse engineering old chips. Currently restoring a Xerox Alto.

Some projects: Wrote the Arduino IRremote library for infrared remotes. Attempted Bitcoin mining on a 55 year old IBM punch card mainframe. Got six symbols added to Unicode including the Bitcoin symbol (₿).

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17 does 8085 CPU have an extra register within ALU? Mar 23 '17
11 How can I duplicate Apple's tiny USB power adapter? May 19 '12
7 Why the extra transistors in this current mirror? Mar 15 '17
7 What is the reasoning for the arithmetic functions on the 74181? Jan 6 '17
6 What is the name of the current that creates the potential difference in an opamp? Mar 27 '17
6 history of edge-triggered D flip-flop design using three S-R latches Aug 8 '19
4 Chaotic circuit for random number generation Jan 9 '17
4 What are the reasons why this analog to digital conversion is inaccurate? Jan 4 '17
4 How did bipolar IC density compare to MOS ICs? Jan 3 '17
4 RC low-pass filters for op-amp power-in pins? Dec 19 '16
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