Devolver Digital and studio No Code have announced that the adventure Stories Untold will be released on Nintendo Switch on January 16th. Stories Untold was released on PC in February 2017. The game includes four short stories that are connected into a single mysterious anthology. From a gameplay point of view, the project is a mixture of a classic text adventure, a quest (point-and-click) […]
Samsung Electronics has announced a partnership with the 8K Association (8KA) to create a certification program to market 8K TVs and other 8K devices. It is reported that representatives of the Samsung QLED 8K series will be among the first devices to receive 8KA certification and the corresponding logo. The 8KA certification confirms that the company's 8K-capable devices provide higher-quality images […]
One of the long-standing problems of Windows 10 is automatic driver updates, after which the system may display a “blue screen”, not boot, and so on. The reason is often incompatible drivers, so Microsoft often has to deal with the consequences by blocking the installation of a new version of Windows 10. Now the scheme of actions will change. According to an internal document, Microsoft will transfer to its partners, including […]
be quiet! introduced the Straight Power 11 Platinum family of power supplies, designed for use in high-performance desktop computers. The named series includes six models - with a power of 550 W, 650 W, 750 W, 850 W, 1000 W and 1200 W. They are certified 80 PLUS Platinum: efficiency, depending on the modification, reaches 94,1%. It is noted that in [...]
Last year was the best year for Pokemon Go in the entire history of the project. According to Sensor Tower, the game brought in $2019 million in revenue for Niantic in 894. In 2016, Pokemon Go brought the developer $832 million. For comparison, in 2017 and 2018, the project's revenue was $589 and $816 million, respectively. Thus, Pokemon Go became the fifth highest-grossing […]
US Senator Tom Cotton has introduced a bill to increase pressure on allied states that have not yet made a final decision on the use of telecommunications equipment from the Chinese company Huawei in building fifth-generation communications networks (5G). This bill, if passed, would introduce a ban that would prevent the United States from sharing intelligence data with countries that have allowed Huawei to build 5G networks. […]
There have been rumors about the upcoming Assassin's Creed Ragnarok for a long time. According to a new leak, the game will be released on the current and next generation of consoles. In addition, several details of the project became known. The game is said to be announced at the February PlayStation event and will be released on September 29, 2020. Assassin's Creed Ragnarok will delve even further into the role-playing mechanics that were introduced in […]
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Other articles in the cycle: History of the relay The method of "rapid transmission of information", or the birth of the relay Long-ranger Galvanism Entrepreneurs And finally, the relay The talking telegraph Simply connect The forgotten generation of relay computers The electronic era The history of electronic computers Prologue ENIAC Colossus The electronic revolution The history of the transistor darkness From the crucible of war Repeated reinvention The history of the Internet The backbone […]
Other articles in the cycle: History of the relay The method of "rapid transmission of information", or the birth of the relay Long-ranger Galvanism Entrepreneurs And finally, the relay The talking telegraph Simply connect The forgotten generation of relay computers The electronic era The history of electronic computers Prologue ENIAC Colossus The electronic revolution The history of the transistor darkness From the crucible of war Repeated reinvention The history of the Internet The backbone […]
Other articles in the cycle: History of the relay The method of "rapid transmission of information", or the birth of the relay Long-ranger Galvanism Entrepreneurs And finally, the relay The talking telegraph Simply connect The forgotten generation of relay computers The electronic era The history of electronic computers Prologue ENIAC Colossus The electronic revolution The history of the transistor darkness From the crucible of war Repeated reinvention The history of the Internet The backbone […]
Our previous article described the rise of automatic telephone switches, which were controlled using relay circuits. This time we want to talk about how scientists and engineers developed relay circuits in the first - now forgotten - generation of digital computers. Relay at its zenith If you remember, the operation of a relay is based on a simple principle: an electromagnet operates a metal switch. […]
