http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/01/small-wonder-a-breadbox-size-computer-with-up-to-1-million-bytes-of-fault-control-semiconductor-memory%e2%80%94at-5c-a-byte/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/01/small-wonder-a-breadbox-size-computer-with-up-to-1-million-bytes-of-fault-control-semiconductor-memory%e2%80%94at-5c-a-byte/comment-page-1/#comment-1054181 KHarn Sat, 03 May 2008 14:23:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4395#comment-1054181 "Grandpa, what's a BREADBOX?" “Grandpa, what’s a BREADBOX?”

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