Continuing his reverse-engineering of the Intel 8087, [Ken Shirriff] covers the conditional tests that are implemented in the microcode of this floating point processing unit (FPU). This microcode ...

In a quest for a truly minimal computer, that can be built from readily available 74HC components on a low cost pcb, I have settled on a novel 8-bit, bit-serial architecture - a design that I call ...

This year’s highlights include the remodelling of a Richard Seifert brutalist ‘corncob’ tower, a celebration of Japanese carpentry and a wearable hot-water bottle The best art and photography of 2025 ...

As most of the normal world is still immersed in end of 2025 festivities, most of the design world has been looking at 2026 for a while. Publishing a magazine is a great way to be projected into the ...