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[adafruit]

🎄💾🗓️ Day 15: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar - BBC Micro🎄💾🗓️⌨️🇬🇧

The BBC Micro was an 8-bit microcomputer introduced in 1981 by Acorn Computers under the BBC Computer Literacy Project of the UK, launched with a 6502A processor running at 2 MHz, supported 16 KB to 32 KB of RAM, and featuring a BASIC environment. The machine was versatile, having very good-for-its-time graphics and multi-colors. Expansion capability for educational and experimental use with an assortment of I/O ports, which included a 1 MHz bus, user port, and cassette interface.

The BBC Micro was known for its reliability and emphasis on teaching programming and computer science. The system software, Acorn MOS, was simple and intuitive. With peripherals such as floppy drives and second processors, it performed tasks well beyond its initial use and extended its lifetime by at least a decade or more.

The BBC Micro also pushed forward a lot of gaming and software since this open architecture inspired a thriving community of developers. It also played a big role in the development of the ARM architecture by Acorn Computers, which would change the way modern computers are made in years to come. The BBC Micro has a special place in computing history, which expanded education and brought computing to schools and society through the 1980s.

Have first computer memories? Post’em up in the comments, or post yours on socialz’ and tag them #firstcomputer #retrocomputing – See you back here tomorrow!

[ogeecircleman]

In 2020, Apple made a groundbreaking move in the computing industry by introducing Apple Silicon, shifting from Intel x86 architecture to an in-house ...

[phonemantra-blog]

The arrival of laptops powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processor and Microsoft's Copilot+ system has sparked excitement in the tech world. However, early reviews paint a mixed picture, with impressive performance in some areas overshadowed by disappointing gaming capabilities. Snapdragon X Elite Initial Impressions: A Promising Chipset with a Gaming Hiccup Market Debut and Early Reviews: Laptops featuring the Snapdragon X Elite and Copilot+ have hit the market, and reviewers are sharing their initial impressions. Focus on Productivity: Qualcomm's primary focus for the Snapdragon X Elite appears to be productivity tasks, as evidenced by their marketing approach. Gaming Performance Concerns: Unfortunately, early reviews reveal underwhelming performance in 3D games. This raises questions about the platform's suitability for serious gamers. While the Snapdragon X Elite boasts impressive features for productivity and multitasking, its gaming capabilities fall short of expectations. Navigating Emulation Challenges A key hurdle for Snapdragon X Elite laptops in the gaming realm is emulation: x86/x64 Emulation Issues: Some games struggle to run due to compatibility issues when emulating the x86/x64 architecture on the ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite. Limited configurability: Even for games that do launch, reviewers encountered limitations in adjusting resolution and achieving acceptable frame rates with upscaling technologies. These emulation hurdles create frustration for gamers accustomed to a wider range of graphical options and smoother gameplay. Benchmarking the Performance Gap Let's delve into specific benchmarks showcased in early reviews: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: A popular reviewer struggled to run the game at a playable frame rate. On "low" settings and 720p resolution, TechTablets reported an average of 35 fps with drops as low as 20 fps in Novigrad, a demanding area of the game. Dirt 5: Another reviewer, Matthew Moniz, tested the racing simulator Dirt 5. The Snapdragon X graphics delivered a meager average of 23 fps on "medium" settings at 1280x1080 resolution. These benchmark results highlight the current performance limitations of Snapdragon X Elite laptops in running modern 3D video games. Qualcomm's Priorities: Power Beyond Games It's important to consider Qualcomm's stated priorities for the Snapdragon X Elite: Focus on Productivity: Several reviewers emphasize that Qualcomm didn't prioritize gaming during the processor's marketing and development. AI and Performance: The Snapdragon X excels in other areas, with a powerful NPU (Neural Processing Unit) designed for AI tasks and solid performance for non-gaming workloads, even while emulating x86-based systems. For users seeking an all-in-one device that prioritizes productivity, battery life, and AI capabilities, the Snapdragon X Elite may still be a compelling option. A Future of Improved Gaming Performance? While the current situation might appear bleak for gamers, there's a potential ray of hope: Adreno Control Panel Anticipation: Reviewers suggest that future improvements could come from a dedicated Adreno control panel from Qualcomm. Software Optimization: Further software optimization could also enhance gaming performance on Snapdragon X Elite devices. These potential advancements could significantly alter the overall gaming experience on Snapdragon X Elite laptops. Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Are Snapdragon X Elite laptops good for gaming? A: Early reviews suggest current performance isn't ideal for demanding 3D games. However, future software and driver updates could improve gaming capabilities. Q: Why do some games not work on Snapdragon X Elite laptops? A: Emulation issues can prevent certain games designed for x86/x64 architecture from running smoothly on the ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite. Q: Does the Snapdragon X Elite processor have any strengths? A: Yes, the Snapdragon X Elite excels in areas like productivity tasks, battery life, and AI applications due to its powerful NPU. Q: Should I buy a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for gaming? A: If your primary focus is high-performance gaming, it may be best to consider laptops with traditional x86/x64 processors. However, if portability, battery life, and strong productivity features are your priorities, a Snapdragon X Elite laptop.

[wildbeautifuldamned]

Zouri Zori Waraji Japanese handmade sandals made of bamboo from JAPAN　27cm ebay armarchitecture

[fraseseries]

Localizando em Melbourne, na Austrália, este prédio, construído no canto sul do antigo United Carlton e Brewery, em Swanston Street, é um bloco residencial comum de 32 andares. No entanto, quando observado a certa distância e de determinado ponto, ele mostra uma conquista arquitetônica surpreendente. Utilizando sombras criadas por espaços esculpidos nas varandas, o arquiteto Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARMArchitecture) criou um retrato de William Barak (1824-1903), um influente ativista social para questões aborígenes e uma importante figura para o povo Wurundjeri. Em entrevista ao Daily Telegraph, os desenvolvedores do projeto revelaram suas ambições para o prédio. Segundo Carolyn Viney o prédio foi “projetado para aumentar a visibilidade do povo e da cultura Wurundjeri”. “A ideia decorreu do nosso desejo de fazer algo muito significativo no contexto da localização do projeto, em frente ao Shrine of Remembrance. [Santuário da Lembrança]”. Para produzir o rosto, a equipe da ARM Architecture tirou uma fotografia do rosto de Barak e converteu-a digitalmente em escalas de cinza e faixas horizontais em preto e branco, de diferentes espessuras verticais. Então, transformaram a imagem e painéis moldados em 3D para aplicá-los em balaustradas. Dessa forma, quando vistos de uma determinada perspectiva, os painéis formam um padrão a qual o olho humano interpreta um tosto. Uma visão mais clara da feição pode ser observada do Santuário, localizado a 2,8 km de distância do prédio. Na base dele, o estacionamento é confrontado com uma grade de vigas circulares, algumas das quais preenchidas com discos de alumínio que formam a frase: “Wurundjeri, eu sou quem eu sou” em Braille. Já as fachadas norte e oeste do prédio são sobrepostas em uma arte colorida, que representa a vida e corpos dentro da torre, que conta com cerca de 530 apartamentos. O prédio foi inaugurado no dia 5 de março de 2015, e levou sete anos para ser concluído.

[demasrusli]

'turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you' 🙂 // can you guys see the face in this facade? if you can't swipe to the 2nd image 👈🏻, and if you still can't, swipe to the last image! 👈🏻😆 - this building is the Barak Building in Melbourne designed by ARM Architecture. the balconies resemble the face of William Barak, an artist and influential crusader for Aboriginal social justice in the 1800s 🧐 such a great design! it's awesome that from afar it looks like a face but from up close it looks like a very futuristic design! 😍 the rear facade is super cool too! 😉 - ps. a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Melbourne this morning and we even felt it in our apartment in Sydney! 🤯😱 hope everyone is ok and staying safe, take care of each other fam! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 - #hellofrom Melbourne, Australia #architecture_hunter #melbourne . . . . . #dji #designboom #armarchitecture #mavic2pro #voyaged #seeaustralia #discoverearth #archilovers #moodygrams #beautifuldestinations #artofvisuals #streetmobs #creativecloud_upsidedown #eclectic_shotz #visualambassadors #visitbarcelona #streets_vision #lensbible #visitvictoria #adorama #architectanddesign #citykillerz #madewithlightroom #citygrammers #shooters #tlpicks #visitmelbourne (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUHxl2NJ9xy/?utm_medium=tumblr

[themelbournesupremacy]

Complex geometries #brisesoleil #chancellery #monashuniversity #wellingtonroad #clayton #latergram #armarchitecture #complexgeometries (at Monash University) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFrOckWpnBf/?igshid=g0ebb2rker03

[pdsgroup]

Throwback Thursday : Façade installation on the iconic Orbis in South Melbourne. A simply stunning project Managed by @pdsgroup designed by @armarchitecture constructed by #lusimonbuilders . #pdsgroup #pdsgroupvic #pdsgroupresi #pdsgrouppm #pdsgroupsuperintendent #lusimonbuilders #orbis #arnocorporation #escorgroup #armarchitecture #southmelbourne #architecture #projectmanagement #facade (at South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

[oaarchitects]

St Jude’s Anglican Church -  Melbourne, Vic

by: @armarchitecture @primetileandstone @lloydgroup @stjudesanglican

 Quando esta igreja interna de 1860, Melbourne foi gravemente danificada pelo fogo em 2014, o braço restaurou-o. Nós trabalhamos com a comunidade paroquial para re-imaginá-lo para o século 21. Na noite do fogo de 2014, os bombeiros relataram que as chamas estavam ondulando das janelas do prédio da Heritage. O interior e o telhado eram terrivelmente queimados. Voltamos o chão, paredes e teto à sua antiga glória, mas nosso trabalho foi muito além da restauração. A igreja anglicana de St Jude em Carlton é a igreja paroquial de Howard Raggatt. Na sequência do fogo, os workshops de St. Jude para envolver sua congregação sobre como o edifício poderia servir as aspirações e exigências de uma igreja moderna. Esta foi uma oportunidade para Howard e sua comunidade da igreja para reimaginar como seria usado por muitos anos. O edifício de 150 anos de idade foi originalmente projetado por uma prática inovadora Reed & Barnes e foi renovada várias vezes para que o site seja ricamente em camadas com o tecido da história. Nosso trabalho é um passo contemporâneo nessa evolução.

Emoldurado em amarelo brilhante, as janelas de vidro removedoras lançadas formas luminescentes sobre a nova entrada.

Adicionamos uma nova estrutura de átrio entre a Igreja Heritage existente e os edifícios do Hall. É muito necessário espaço para a igreja em expansão, e aborda os padrões de acessibilidade que não existiam quando foi construído vinculando os edifícios em vários níveis. Ao reorientar a nave principal, fomos capazes de criar uma nova entrada dramática da Keppel Street que cria um canal amplo da nave para a rua. Uma fachada e telhado de vidro oferecem uma visão clara e ininterrupta para a entrada da Nave, refletindo o compromisso da igreja com a abertura e a inclusão. Adicionamos comodidades modernas e espaços multifuncionais para uma variedade de eventos. Eles mantêm as funções tradicionais da Igreja e aumentam sua capacidade de atender às diversas necessidades de sua congregação no futuro.

O átrio se junta à igreja para a igreja. O salão tem um telhado abobadado espetacular e um mezanino em uma extremidade.

Cafeteria ↑ 

 Os tradicionais chá e biscoitos se espalham depois da igreja não é muito carlton. Então, o St Jude agora serve café, bolo e vista para a Cosmopolitan Lygon Street. Acima do nosso novo café, um dossel de aço triangular alcança uma flecha, ligando a herança da igreja com a paisagem urbana contemporânea além. O dossel Referências Ron Robertson-Swann's controverso Amarelo Sculpture Sculpture (1978), que apresenta em vários projetos de braço, incluindo o redesenvolvimento do salão do andar. A geometria triangular da forma se alinha com o estilo gótico da igreja original, mas, por motivos patrimônios, é aço cor de ferrugem em vez de amarelo.  Do lado de fora, revivemos um pátio raramente usado, tornando-o acessível através do centro de educação. A partir deste pátio, um conjunto de etapas semelhantes a anfiteatro ascende ao café e no terraço ao ar livre e. No nível da rua, estes desfocam o limite entre o espaço privado e público em um gesto acolhedor.

[s2-design]

Atrium from the fifth floor. ◇ #s2_design #ashtonraggattmcdougall #library #contemporaryarchitecture #architecture #architecturephotography #geelong #victoria #architecturalphotography #geelonglibrary #australia #dontjump #atrium #blue @armarchitecture @geelonglibraries (at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJauHnil1xc/?igshid=1ulo3o4g8pc1l

[kristofferpaulsen]

Hamer Hall, Melbourne. Architect Roy Grounds, 2012 redevelopment, @armarchitecture. . . . . . . #hamerhall #artscentremelbourne #melbourne #architecture #melbourne #covered #minimalism #letsgosomewhere #broadmag #paperjournalmag #subjectivelyobjective #oftheafternoon #rundownmagazine #beauty #ourmomentum #unlimitedminimal #minimalcomicplay #newtopographics #ifyouleave #phornography #thisveryinstant #lucecurated #archivecollectivemag #lekkerzine #foammagazine (at Hamer Hall Arts Centre Melbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrV1LNYA4OW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=daskz1qznpt3

[christec]

CES 2018 : Vuzix présente les premières lunettes de réalité augmentée embarquant Alexa #ChrisTec #Vuzix #ARMArchitecture #ARM Connu dans le monde des lunettes-écran depuis des années, Vuzix est devenu un partenaire d’Amazon pour produire les premières lunettes de réalité augmentée intégrant son assistant personnel. Elles seront présentées à Las Vegas dans quelques jours. #Vuzix #ARMArchitecture #ARM

[rendizen]

Orbis⠀ : Architecture :⠀ 'Orbis' is a seven-storey apartment building in South Melbourne, Victoria designed by @armarchitecture. The golden façade looks as if giant spheres have been pressed into it, while a gold ball, sticking out at fifth-floor level, creates a pair of bulging balconies. photo by @benjamin.tole via @designboom⠀ #goodvibetribe #allthingsnice #rendizen — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2syzxk8

[pavel-nosok]

Tiny Retro TV That Plays Thousands of Classic Games Makes My Childhood Portable

Turning a Raspberry Pi into a retro gaming machine is relatively easy; we even have a step-by-step video tutorial for those ready to dive in. But turning a Raspberry Pi mini PC into a retro gaming machine with style? That’s not as easy, as one Redditor made it seem with this 3D-printed miniature tube TV packed full of … Read more…

[mattstudiobird-blog]

A stately, eclectic research room in ARM's ArtsWest incredibleness. #armarchitecture #artswest #unimelb #drawingroom #interior (at University of Melbourne)

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2000 24FT HAULMARK ENCLOSED TRAILER (DETROIT LAKES, MN) $4995 | northdakota.allembru.com