cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoImplementing a spellchecker on 64 kB of RAM back in the 1970s led to a compression algorithm that's technically unbeaten and part of it is still in use todaywww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down111
arrow-up1515arrow-down1external-linkImplementing a spellchecker on 64 kB of RAM back in the 1970s led to a compression algorithm that's technically unbeaten and part of it is still in use todaywww.pcgamer.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoThe old scrollers in non-consoles (consoles had hardware scrollers) used funky tech too to reduce overdraw. Fun times.
The old scrollers in non-consoles (consoles had hardware scrollers) used funky tech too to reduce overdraw. Fun times.