Ken Shirriff's blog

Computer history, restoring vintage computers, IC reverse engineering, and whatever

Reverse-engineering the TL431: the most common chip you've never heard of

This article is now available in Russian: Реверс-инжиниринг TL431, крайне распространенной микросхемы, о которой вы и не слышали . A die p...

iPad charger teardown: inside Apple's charger and a risky phony

This article is now available in Turkish iPad şarjının iç yapısı and Chinese [中文翻译版本] Apple iPad原装充电器拆解 . Apple sells their iPad charger...

The programming error that cost Mt Gox 2609 bitcoins

In October 2011, Mt Gox lost over 2609 bitcoins by accidentally creating transactions that can never be redeemed. (At the time, 2609 bitcoin...

Bitcoin mining the hard way: the algorithms, protocols, and bytes

This article explains Bitcoin mining in details, right down to the hex data and network traffic. If you've ever wondered what really h...

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