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Followers

69.4K

Posts

6.9K

Following

1.2K

Account age

16 yrs

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The iconic Intel 8086 processor (1978) set the path for modern computers. Like most CPUs, it supports interrupts, a mechanism to interrupt the regular flow of processing. I've been reverse-engineering it from the silicon die, and I can explain how its interrupt circuitry works.

3M views The iconic Intel 8086 processor (1978) set the path for modern computers. Like most CPUs, it supports interrupts, a mechanism to interrupt the regular flow of processing. I've been reverse-engineering it from the silicon die, and I can explain how its interrupt circuitry works.

How did Russian cosmonauts know where they were? The Globus INK (1967) showed the position of their Soyuz spacecraft on a rotating globe. It is an analog computer built from tiny gears. I reverse-engineered the wiring (which inconveniently had been cut) and we powered it up. 🧵

2.7M views How did Russian cosmonauts know where they were? The Globus INK (1967) showed the position of their Soyuz spacecraft on a rotating globe. It is an analog computer built from tiny gears. I reverse-engineered the wiring (which inconveniently had been cut) and we powered it up. 🧵

To use the Montreal subway, you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. But how does it work? And how can the ticket be so cheap that it's disposable? I opened up the tiny NFC chip inside to find out more... 1/15

2.4M views To use the Montreal subway, you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. But how does it work? And how can the ticket be so cheap that it's disposable? I opened up the tiny NFC chip inside to find out more... 1/15

1.9M views Intel's Pentium processor (1993) was a big jump in processor performance, starting a brand that lasted until 2023. But what's inside the Pentium chip? How did Intel organize its 3.3 million transistors? Let's take a look inside and see the chip's "standard cells". 1/21

📊 Post performance

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

0.09 / week

A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 1 video · 17 image · 0 text.

Follower / following

60×

Follows 1.2K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

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🔥 Top post The iconic Intel 8086 processor (1978) set the path for modern computers. Like most CPUs, it supports interrupts, a mechanism to interrupt the regular flow of processing. I've been reverse-engineering it from the silicon die, and I can explain how its interrupt circuitry works. 3M❤ 4.4K🔁 518

I've decided to step back from Twitter for a while. I don't like its recent political direction and would rather not participate here. 45.9K❤ 365🔁 17

Intel's Pentium processor (1993) was a big jump in processor performance, starting a brand that lasted until 2023. But what's inside the Pentium chip? How did Intel organize its 3.3 million transistors? Let's take a look inside and see the… 1.9M❤ 8.7K🔁 1.2K

To use the Montreal subway, you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. But how does it work? And how can the ticket be so cheap that it's disposable? I opened up the tiny NFC chip inside to find out more... 1/15 2.4M❤ 11.3K🔁 1.6K

I received a mysterious aerospace computer from the early 1970s, probably for navigation. It is crammed full of flat-pack integrated circuits surrounding a core memory module. Let's take a look inside... 1/17 1.5M❤ 9.1K🔁 1.1K

The IBM 1401 was the most popular computer of the early 1960s, with over 10,000 built. Renting for $2500 a month, it made a computer affordable to medium-sized businesses. You can see one in operation @ComputerHistory. But what if the comp… 1.1M❤ 4.6K🔁 506

The Space Shuttle had a large teleprinter onboard so the astronauts could receive text documents. We want to get it working, but first some reverse engineering... 1/13 1.1M❤ 4.8K🔁 550

The Bendix CADC is an analog computer used by fighter planes in the 1950s. It computed airspeed, Mach number, and other important parameters. I reverse-engineered how it performed these calculations with tiny gears, differentials, and cams… 1.3M❤ 6.8K🔁 1K

Intel's 386 processor (1985) was an important step toward today's computers, moving the x86 architecture to 32 bits. The chip came in a 132-pin ceramic package. There's more going on in this package than you'd expect. Let's take a look. 1/… 571.1K❤ 3.9K🔁 575

Modern processors block you from executing nonexistent instructions. But early microprocessors like the Intel 8086 (1978) didn't check for illegal instructions. Running one could provide hidden functionality or even give access to hidden r… 833K❤ 4.8K🔁 698

You'd think every computer should be able to divide two numbers, but early microprocessors didn't have division instructions. The Intel 8086 (1978) was one of the first with division. Let's look at how it implemented division and why divis… 943.2K❤ 4.4K🔁 871

▶ How did Russian cosmonauts know where they were? The Globus INK (1967) showed the position of their Soyuz spacecraft on a rotating globe. It is an analog computer built from tiny gears. I reverse-engineered the wiring (which inconveniently… 2.7M❤ 12K🔁 1.6K

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined X in 2010 — 16 years ago.

👁️Averages 1.3M views per post.

📤Posts about 0.1× per week.

💬14.96% engagement rate.

🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.

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Estimated

98/100

Excellent Credibility score

99%

Real Real audience

Low Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Strong engagement (~18.3× of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
Verified account.
Established account (16+ years old).
14.96% engagement — above the ~8.8% typical for a X account this size.

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