GoKawiil - Tech News

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How do functions like alloca allocate memory from the stack? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Raymond Chen | tags: alloca, _chkstk, x86-64

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The PC age began 45 years ago with the breakthrough Intel 8088 processor — 8-bit bus fueled 45 years of x86 dominance (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Mark Tyson | tags: intel 8088, ibm pc 5150, x86 architecture

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Nvidia's $5 billion Intel bet is now worth nearly $25 billion, and its SpaceX stake isn't far behind (techspot.com)

2026-08-16 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: nvidia, intel, spacex

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Happy 45th Birthday to the IBM PC and Model F/XT (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by Kali | tags: ibm pc, model f/xt, x86 architecture

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Exploiting System Management Mode with a very long interrupt (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: smm, amd, x86

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This great retro-inspired keyboard now comes preassembled (theverge.com)

2026-08-10 | by Nathan Edwards | tags: novelkeys, realforce 86u, mechanical keyboards

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CP/M-386 – CP/M for 386 protected mode, derived from CP/M‑68K (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: cpm‑386, cp/m‑68k, pc bios

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The Art of 64-bit Assembly (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: masm, x86, windows

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Ten Ways NAS Is Getting Enshitified (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: nas, x86 processors, intel n100

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Intel is giving a startup the keys to its x86 (Atom) CPU kingdom (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: intel, atom, rosaiclabs

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Intel licenses Atom-class x86 cores to startup — firm reportedly sharing RTL, enabling customer to build its own custom processors based on x86 general-purpose cores (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Anton Shilov | tags: intel, atom processor, rosaiclabs

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Steel Bank Common Lisp version 2.6.7 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: sbcl, slime, arm64

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Over 24,000 exposed server BMCs leak password hash via decades-old flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: bmc, cve-2013-4786, ipmi 2.0

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'RAM Machine' case probably costs more than the entire build — Nvidia RTX 5060, Core Ultra 5 CPU, and 32GB DDR5-8200 RAM are hiding inside (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-25 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nvidia rtx 5060, patriot ddr5-8200, intel core ultra 5

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Faintest planet ever spotted from Earth has been hiding in plain sight (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: gliese 486 b, exoplanet, astronomy

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MANGMI drops the full specs for its Game Boy-like handhelds (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: mangmi, air y, snapdragon 865

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Revealed: Here’s what powers these intriguing Game Boy-style handhelds (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: mangmi, air y series, snapdragon 662

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Classic Amiga titles, free to download (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: amiga, tampa bay amiga group, pd software

19.

AttoChess, a complete, playable chess program for 16-bit x86 DOS in 278 bytes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: chess, attochess, dos

20.

Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | by Dave Farquhar | get Apricot Computers Laptop → | tags: apricot computers, 486-based pc, microchannel

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HamsterOS jams a 32-bit GUI operating system in a single 1.44 MB floppy disk — retro OS for 386-era hardware should make for easy living with DOS machines and software (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Bruno Ferreira | get RetroPie Raspberry Pi Kit → | tags: hamsteros, 386 hardware, dos software

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HamsterOS: A graphical desktop OS that fits on a 1.44MB floppy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | by Donald Papp | tags: hamsteros, greasweazle, vintage hardware

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RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware — other key vintage components included the Core 2 Q6600 and ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage PC RAM Upgrade → | tags: ram crisis, windows 11, core 2 quad

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AYANEO’s Pocket Micro 2 is now official, and you may have to act fast to get one (Update: Too slow) (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-26 | get AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 → | tags: ayaneo, pocket micro 2, snapdragon 865

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80386 Early Start Memory Access (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | by Retro Gaming | get Intel 80386 Processor → | tags: intel 80386, early start, z386 fpga

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Die analysis of the 8087 math coprocessor's fast bit shifter (2020) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Intel 8087 Math Coprocessor → | tags: 8087, math coprocessor, bit shifter

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Die analysis of the 8087 math coprocessor's fast bit shifter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Intel 8087 Math Coprocessor → | tags: 8087, math coprocessor, bit shifter

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Intel and AMD are teaming up to make x86 CPUs better at AI, without needing a GPU (techspot.com)

2026-06-22 | by Skye Jacobs | get Intel AI Accelerator Card → | tags: intel, amd, x86

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Intel and AMD unveil new x86 standard to make CPUs better at running AI models (techspot.com)

2026-06-22 | by Skye Jacobs | get Intel Core i9 Processor → | tags: intel, amd, x86

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Cooler Master NR2 Pro mini-ITX system packing an RTX 5080 is $400 off in Newegg deal — grab a compact yet powerful liquid cooled gaming PC for $2,799.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-21 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 5080, gigabyte b860i aorus, cooler master nr2 pro