(Season 3) Episode 19 – (G)reatly (P)ricey (U)nits

So here we are, throwing letters at you like no tomorrow- first CPUs, and now… GPUs. But what is this…. G? Graphs? Geography? …Grains? …How about… graphics! That’s right, this is an episode on Graphics Processing Units (or as they’re sometimes referred to, Video Cards!)


Sources:

GPU Definition:

Frame buffer / VRAM:

GPGPU Programming:

What Graphics Cards can be used for:

Major Connector Types:


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(Season 3) Episode 18 – (C)ertified to be (P)erfectly (U)nintelligible

We seem to be finally going along the whole ‘computers have lots of parts and we should talk about them’ track. Considering Apple has released their “M1” CPU powered iDevices…. maybe you should know what exactly that means? If you aren’t a fan of Apple, maybe you just want to know why Intel keeps releasing a new geographic feature every year or so.


Sources:

CPU Definition + RISC/CISC:

Architectures (ARM & x86):

Hyperthreading/Simultaneous Multi-threading:

PCIe Lanes:

APUs (Accelerated Processing Unit) & SoCs (System on a Chip):

(Mention) Intel Last Gen i9’s (10th/9th Gen) Run Hot:


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(Season 3) Episode 14 – The High-Speed History of Hard Drives

Only, maybe not that fast.

Storage Arc [BONUS]


Hard drives! They’ve undergone quite a lot of changes over the years, from being the size of a respectable piece of furniture, to being filled with helium. They’ve got a long history, so let’s just get into it!


Sources:

General 1956 Events:

IBM 350/RAMAC:

(1961) IBM 1301:

Misc. IBM Advancements:

Thailand Flooding and Hard Drives:


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