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\"Power<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Power on Reset \u2013 Capacitor calculations<\/a><\/h1>

by Neil Webb<\/a><\/span> | Apr 30, 2026<\/span> | Uncategorized<\/a><\/span><\/p>

WHY POWER-ON RESET IS REQUIRED Note Written up for the Z80 processor, though same principal…<\/p>\n<\/div>read more…<\/a><\/div><\/article>

\"Schmitt<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Schmitt Trigger Oscillator<\/a><\/h1>

by Graeme<\/a><\/span> | Apr 30, 2019<\/span> | Electronics<\/a>, TAIL<\/a><\/span><\/p>

One Schmitt trigger, one resistor, one capacitor \u2014 and a working oscillator. A hands-on walkthrough of how hysteresis turns a humble RC circuit into a clean square wave, with the maths, the scope traces, and an honest take on its quirks.<\/p>\n<\/div>read more…<\/a><\/div><\/article>

\"First<\/span><\/a><\/div>

First computer experience<\/a><\/h1>

by Graeme<\/a><\/span> | Jan 21, 2019<\/span> | Misc<\/a><\/span><\/p>

A flashing cursor in a glass cabinet, an electronics kit on the kitchen table, and a paper-round-funded ZX81. The story of how a kid in 1970s South Africa fell hopelessly in love with computers \u2014 and the childhood dream still waiting on the workbench.<\/p>\n<\/div>read more…<\/a><\/div><\/article>

\"Why<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Why I hate Linux…<\/a><\/h1>

by Graeme<\/a><\/span> | May 3, 2018<\/span> | Misc<\/a><\/span><\/p>

A lifelong Windows user gets shoved into Ubuntu by an Nvidia dev board \u2014 and discovers exactly why Linux still isn’t ready for the desktop. Failed VMs, missing drivers, and dependency hell, told with a sense of humour and an open mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>read more…<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div>

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