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In college I had a PC with a 100Mhz bus. One day I was defragging the hard disk--as one did in those days--and by chance had the PC case cover off and also the

by titzer 3y ago

In college I had a PC with a 100Mhz bus. One day I was defragging the hard disk--as one did in those days--and by chance had the PC case cover off and also the FM radio on. As I swept past 100Mhz I picked up the unmistakable KKSSHH CHKS CHKS CHKS coming from the data going over the bus. For a minute or two I thought the NSA bugged me.

anthk 3y ago
Try compiling and running tempest for Eliza if you have a nearby linux/bsd machine.
mjevans 3y ago
Wow... that explains 90mhz and 133mhz chips as targets and bases for front side busses.
WalterBright 3y ago
> in college At Caltech some students would see how bright an LED could get if you immersed it in a liquid nitrogen bath. There was always something fun going on.