In Part 1, I regaled you all with the brief history behind the discovery of photochemical smog, and then proceeded to dazzle ...

In these days of multi-gig OSes, we cast our eyes back to something both much bigger and much smaller. The Reg FOSS desk only recently came across interesting news about a very cool project: Jürgen ...

The Vacuum tube is a part of the pre-amp of the headphones, and it warms up the signal before it gets sent to your ears. It’s not identical to the kind you’ll find in retro amps, mind you, and ...

The video explains the operation of the vacuum tube, specifically the triode, which is essential in modern communication devices like radios and telephones. It describes how a tungsten filament ...

Enormous dimensions, complicated military calculations, and thousands of vacuum tubes—this was the early supercomputer. Engineer Thomas Kite Sharpless gives a demonstration of the EDVAC at the ...

Recognizing the nonlinear behavior of the 12AX7 vacuum tube, used in audio and old op-amp applications, Dr. Dyer compares various models for fit to real-world device data.

CSIRAC, Australia’s first computer, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month and one of the original staff on the system, Professor Peter Thorne took time to share some of its achievements with ...

Its 40 cabinets, each of them nine feet high, were packed with 18,000 vacuum tubes, 10,000 capacitors, 6,000 switches and 1,500 relays.

Explore some of the key discoveries made during the cathode ray tube's history that shaped the current CRT monitor technology we use today, from its beginnings to the latest displays. What is a ...