Summary of the week of January 29, 2024
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A mini summary this time:
16-bit CPU in a spreadsheet
Someone has created a 16-bit processor in an Excel spreadsheet. It runs at 3Hz, has 128kB of RAM, a 16-color display, and can execute its own machine instructions.
sudo now has a logo
sudo, the popular Linux tool that allows certain users to escalate privileges, now has a logo.
Selling Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi is going to make a public offering. The organization's CEO says they won't change things. At the moment, Sony Semiconductor already has a good chunk of the foundation.
Nvidia GPU comparison
Someone has created a pretty comprehensive spreadsheet comparing prices (adjusted for inflation), GPU specs, memory, theoretical performance, and power dissipation of Nvidia graphics card models from 2005 to the present.