SGI 10,000 core concept
In a bold move, Silicon Graphics has decided to see how much crap many cores they can shove in one box. The Molecule is 10,000 core rackmount machine designed to leverage low cost consumer CPUs like...
View ArticleResurrecting a Mac LC for server duties
It might just be a case mod, but we love [Eduard]’s take on a modern Macintosh LC (translation). The donor motherboard came from a disused home server, and the LC came from [Eduard]’s childhood...
View ArticleAn Intel Atom CPU In The Raspi Form Factor
For years now, people have been trying to stuff an Intel processor on a credit card sized board. An x86 board that can fit in your pocket is an intriguing device – after all, that’s what Gumstix, the...
View ArticleHow Do You Get PCI-E On The Atomic Pi? Very Carefully.
At this point, you’ve almost certainly heard about the Atomic Pi. The diminutive board that once served as the guts of a failed robot now lives on as a powerful x86 SBC available at a fire sale price....
View ArticleWorn Out eMMC Chips are Crippling Older Teslas
It should probably go without saying that the main reason most people buy an electric vehicle (EV) is because they want to reduce or eliminate their usage of gasoline. Even if you aren’t terribly...
View ArticleWhen Dell Built A Netbook With an x86 System-on-Module
Just like with pre-touchscreen cellphones having fancy innovative features that everyone’s forgotten about, there’s areas that laptop manufacturers used to venture in but no longer dare touch. On...
View ArticleThin Client and Smartphone Step in for 3D Printer’s Raspberry Pi and Touchscreen
It’s no secret that Raspberry Pi’s are a little hard to come by these days. Unless you had the foresight to stock up before the supply dried up — and if you did, we want to talk to you — chances are...
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