If you were alive in 1978 you'll probably remember you couldn't do much with a computer. The Altair had just hit the scene and BASIC was taking off but ...

Understanding the basics will give you a head start in making intelligent decisions about protecting your computer and keeping it running correctly. Which book? It’s up to you.

AVR microcontrollers can do pretty much anything nowadays. Blinking LEDs, handling sensor inputs, engine control modules, and now, thanks to [Dan], a small single chip BASIC computer with only ten … ...